Data processing system, data processing method, and program

ABSTRACT

A calculation unit calculates an insurance premium of a security including a non-guaranteed portion and performs a process of calculating the insurance premium to be borne by a security holder according to a risk that an issuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults. The calculation unit collects at least a portion of the interest as the insurance premium. A payment determination unit pays insurance proceeds when the issuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults.

The present application is a National Stage application of PCTinternational application: PCT/JP2020/014317, filed on Mar. 27, 2020,which claims the benefit of priority from the Japanese PatentApplication No. 2019-067565 filed on Mar. 29, 2019, the disclosure ofwhich is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a data processing system, a dataprocessing method, and a program for calculating the insurance premiumof an insurance policy obtained by investors and the like.

BACKGROUND ART

Patent Document 1 describes a security for acquiring private funds, inparticular, a security issued to acquire private funds to be invested inpublic projects such as infrastructure improvements. This security has adebt portion and an investment portion and is also guaranteed(0%<guaranteed rate<100%). When this security is redeemed, the amountcorresponding to the face value is returned. The security pays interestlike ordinary bonds and also pays dividends according to the performancelike stock certificates. On the other hand, if the project operatorbecomes unable to pay interest or defaults, the guarantor will returnthe amount guaranteed to the investor, although the full amount is notreturned. The system described in Patent Document 1 facilitates theoperations of changing the security to a security of a different typeand issuing a new security, which are performed to continue the projectwhen a predetermined period has passed after the security is issued.

PRIOR ART DOCUMENT Patent Document

-   Patent Document 1: International Publication No. 2015/133419

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problems that the Invention is to Solve

To efficiently acquire funds by issuing securities such as thosedescribed in Patent Document 1, the safety of the security holders interms of the invested money needs to be increased also for thenon-guaranteed portions, which are not guaranteed.

Securities such as those described in Patent Document 1 involve aguarantor that pays, although not the full amount, the guaranteed moneyguaranteed to the investors for the guaranteed portion when the projectoperator becomes unable to pay interest or defaults. It is necessary toensure that the guarantor can pay the guaranteed money to the securityholders when the project operator becomes unable to pay interest ordefaults.

Furthermore, when the profit to the project operator is guaranteed evenwhen the project becomes unsuccessful, the project operator is morelikely to use the security to raise funds.

Means for Solving the Problems

It is an objective of the present disclosure to provide a dataprocessing system, a data processing method, and a program that arenovel and can easily calculate, taking various circumstances intoconsideration, the insurance premium of an insurance policy that isobtained by an investor for the non-guaranteed portion of a security.

It is also an objective of the present disclosure to provide a dataprocessing system, a data processing method, and a program that caneasily calculate, taking various circumstances into consideration, theinsurance premium of an insurance policy that is obtained by a guarantorfor the guaranteed portion of a security.

It is also an objective of the present disclosure to provide a dataprocessing system, a data processing method, and a program that caneasily calculate, taking various circumstances into consideration, theinsurance premium of an insurance policy that guarantees a profit to aproject operator.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system is providedthat calculates an insurance premium of a security for acquiring fundsfor a project. The security includes: a content of the project; anissuing entity that issues the security; a face value to be paid to theissuing entity in exchange for possession of the security; a guaranteedrate that specifies an amount to be returned to the security holder byat least one third party involved in the issuance of the security whenthe issuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults, wherethe guaranteed rate is expressed as a proportion relative to the facevalue; an interest rate that specifies interest to be paid periodicallyto the security holder, where the interest rate is expressed as aproportion relative to the face value or to a guaranteed portion that isguaranteed with the guaranteed rate; and a dividend that is to bedistributed to the security holder after the project funded through thesecurity begins to create profit, where the dividend is at least aportion of the profit and paid on a non-guaranteed portion other thanthe guaranteed portion. The data processing system calculates theinsurance premium for the non-guaranteed portion of the security.Specifically, the data processing system includes a calculation unitconfigured to perform a process of calculating the insurance premium tobe borne by the security holder according to a risk that the issuingentity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults, where thecalculation unit is configured to collect at least a portion of theinterest or the dividend as the insurance premium; and a paymentdetermination unit configured to determine whether the issuing entityhas become unable to pay interest and/or defaulted and to pay insuranceproceeds to the security holder when the issuing entity has becomeunable to pay interest and/or defaulted. According to the aboveconfiguration, an insurance policy can be provided that is obtained bythe security holder for the non-guaranteed portion of the security. Atleast a portion of the interest or the dividend can be allocated to theinsurance premium.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the security may beone of a plurality of securities each issued for one of a plurality ofprojects, the insurance policy may be an insurance policy for a group ofthe securities and pays, when the issuing entity of a security of thesecurities becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults, insuranceproceeds to the security holder of the security. That is, the insurancepolicy may be an insurance policy for each security (for each project),or an insurance policy may be provided for a group of securities(projects). When an insurance policy is provided for the group, thenumber of people who obtain the insurance policy increases, and the riskis diversified. Accordingly, the insurance premium can be set low.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the data processingsystem may include an information publication unit configured to publisha project plan of the project for which funds are acquired by issuingthe security on a web page before the security is issued, where theinformation publication unit may be configured to perform a process ofmanaging the number of views of the web page or a viewing time of theweb page. The calculation unit may be configured to perform a process ofsetting the insurance premium lower when the number of views is greateror when the viewing time is longer. A security that has a higher numberof views or longer viewing time has a higher level of attention andpopularity, indicating that the project funded through the security hasa high level of attention and popularity and a lower risk of becomingunsuccessful. Thus, the calculation unit can set the insurance premiumtaking into consideration the number of views and the viewing time ofthe web page, and can set the insurance premium lower when the number ofviews is greater or when the viewing time is longer.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the informationpublication unit may be configured to publish a project state on the webpage at predetermined periods after the security is issued. The numberof views of the web page or the viewing time in which the web page isviewed may be managed at the predetermined periods. The calculation unitmay be configured to perform a process of setting the insurance premiumlower when the number of views is greater or when the viewing time islonger. A security that has a larger number of views or longer viewingtime even after the security is issued has a high level of attention andpopularity. It can thus be assumed that the project has a lower risk ofbecoming unsuccessful. As such, the calculation unit can set theinsurance premium taking into consideration the number of views or theviewing time of the web page, and can set the insurance premium lowerwhen the number of views is greater.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the calculation unitmay have a table that associates the number of views or the viewing timewith a factor for calculating the insurance premium, and the factor isset such that the insurance premium is lower when the number of views isgreater or the viewing time is longer. This allows the insurance premiumto be easily calculated by referring to the table and selecting thefactor corresponding to the number of views or the viewing time.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the data processingsystem may include an information publication unit configured to publisha project plan of the project for which funds are acquired by issuingthe security on a web page before the security is issued, and a surveyunit configured to perform a process of conducting a survey on approvalor disapproval of the project plan on the web page. In this case, thecalculation unit may be configured to perform a process of setting theinsurance premium lower when the number of positive responses to theproject plan is greater or when the project plan has a higherreputation.

When the survey unit performs a process of conducting a preliminarysurvey on approval or disapproval of the project for which funds areraised by issuing the security, the opinions of local residents on theproject can be obtained. When the result of the survey indicates a largenumber of positive opinions about the project, it can be assumed thatthe risk of the project becoming unsuccessful is low. The calculationunit can set the insurance premium taking into consideration the surveyresult and set the insurance premium lower when the number of positiveopinions is greater.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the informationpublication unit may be configured to publish a project state on the webpage at predetermined periods after the security is issued, and thesurvey unit may be configured to perform a process of conducting asurvey on the reputation of the project on the web page at predeterminedperiods. In this case, the calculation unit may be configured to performa process of setting the insurance premium lower when the reputation ishigher. A security that has a high reputation even after the security isissued has a high level of attention and popularity. It can thus beassumed the project has a lower risk of becoming unsuccessful.Accordingly, the calculation unit can set the insurance premium takinginto consideration the reputation and set the insurance premium lowerwhen the reputation is higher.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the calculation unitmay have a table that associates a result of the survey with a factorfor calculating the insurance premium, and the factor is set such thatthe insurance premium is lower when the number of positive responses orthe reputation is higher. This allows the insurance premium to be easilycalculated by referring to the table and selecting the factorcorresponding to the number of positive responses or the reputation.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the calculation unitmay be configured to, when the project plan is created based on a planproposal content of a proposal created by a party that has tendered forthe project through proposal competitive bidding, perform a process ofmultiplying by a factor that sets the insurance premium lower. When theproject plan is based on the plan proposal content submitted in biddingthat evaluates the contents of proposals instead of the prices, it canbe assumed that the project has a lower risk of becoming unsuccessful.Thus, the calculation unit can set the insurance premium taking intoconsideration the project plan and set the insurance premium lower whenthe rating is higher.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the data processingsystem may further include a project operator computer, the projectoperator computer may be configured to assign a first hash value of adata file relating to the project, and the information publication unitmay be configured to calculate a second hash value of the provided datafile, compare the first hash value with the second hash value, andpublish information in the data file when the first and second hashvalues agree with each other. This increases the reliability of theinformation published on the web page and the data published for thesurvey.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the data processingsystem may further include a comprehensive information management unit,the information publication unit may be configured to assign anelectronic signature to data including the number of views or theviewing time and provide the data to the comprehensive informationmanagement unit, and the comprehensive information management unit maybe configured to provide the data including the number of views or theviewing time to the calculation unit to calculate the insurance premium.This increases the reliability of the data for calculating the insurancepremium.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the data processingsystem may further include a comprehensive information management unit,the information publication unit may be configured to assign anelectronic signature to data including a result of the survey andprovide the data to the comprehensive information management unit, andthe comprehensive information management unit may be configured toprovide the data including the result of the survey to the calculationunit to calculate the insurance premium. This increases the reliabilityof the data for calculating the insurance premium.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the data processingsystem may further include a comprehensive information management unit,a project operator computer may be configured to assign an electronicsignature to data including information on bidding and provide the datato the comprehensive information management unit, and the comprehensiveinformation management unit may be configured to provide the dataincluding the information on the bidding to the calculation unit tocalculate the insurance premium. This increases the reliability of thedata for calculating the insurance premium.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the insurance premiumand the information used to calculate the insurance premium may bestored in a blockchain. This allows the information for calculatinginsurance premiums to be safely managed.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the information usedto calculate the insurance premium includes a project plan of theproject for which funds are acquired by issuing the security, a projectstate, the number of views or a viewing time of a web page thatpublishes the project plan or the project state, a result of a survey onapproval or disapproval of the project plan, and a result of a survey onthe reputation of the project.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a data processingsystem is provided that calculates the insurance premium of an insurancepolicy that is obtained by a guarantor that pays a guaranteed portion ofa security to a security holder according to a guaranteed rate. Theinsurance policy is an insurance policy for payment of guaranteed moneycalculated with the guaranteed rate. The data processing systemincludes: a calculation unit configured to perform a process ofcalculating the insurance premium to be borne by the guarantor accordingto a risk that the issuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/ordefaults; and a payment determination unit configured to determinewhether the issuing entity has become unable to pay interest and/ordefaulted and to pay insurance proceeds to the guarantor when theissuing entity has become unable to pay interest and/or defaulted.According to the above configuration, an insurance policy is providedthat is obtained by the guarantor for the guaranteed portion accordingto the guaranteed rate.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a data processingsystem is provided that calculates an insurance premium of an insurancepolicy that is obtained by a project operator of a project for whichfunds are acquired through a security. The insurance policy is aninsurance policy that guarantees a profit to the project operator. Thedata processing system includes: a calculation unit configured toperform a process of calculating the insurance premium to be borne bythe project operator according to a risk that the issuing entity becomesunable to pay interest and/or defaults or a risk that an expected profitis not obtained; and a payment determination unit configured todetermine whether the issuing entity has become unable to pay interestand/or defaulted or whether the expected profit has been obtained, andto pay insurance proceeds to the project operator when the issuingentity has become unable to pay interest and/or defaulted or when theexpected profit has not been obtained. According to the aboveconfiguration, an insurance policy is provided that is obtained by theproject operator and guarantees at least a portion of the expectedprofit.

According to the present disclosure, a data processing system having theabove configuration, a data processing method performed by the system,and a program installed on a computer that performs the method areprovided.

Effects of the Invention

The present disclosure facilitates the calculation of the insurancepremium of an insurance policy for the non-guaranteed portion of asecurity. The present disclosure facilitates the calculation of aninsurance premium of an insurance policy for a guarantor. The presentdisclosure also facilitates the calculation of an insurance premium ofan insurance policy for a project operator.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the structure of a security.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a security.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of an insurance policy for thenon-guaranteed portions of securities, illustrating a case in which oneinsurance policy is provided for a group of multiple types ofsecurities.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the structure of an insurance policy for thenon-guaranteed portion of a security, illustrating a case in which aninsurance policy is provided for one type of security.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a project for which fundsare acquired through securities.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a data processing system.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a computer configuration.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a database that manages issued securities.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a database that manages security holders.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the structure of web pages that publicizesecurities and their projects.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing another example of the structure of a webpage that publicizes securities and their projects.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a table that associates the number of viewswith a factor by which a base insurance premium is multiplied.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a table that associates a result of asurvey conducted before issuing the security with a factor by which abase insurance premium is multiplied.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a table that associates a result of asurvey conducted after issuing the security with a factor by which abase insurance premium is multiplied.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating components used to calculate the finalinsurance premium.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the process from the announcement of aproject plan to the start of the project.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart subsequent to FIG. 16.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the process performed after the projectis started.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart subsequent to FIG. 18.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart for selecting a payment method for the insurancepremium.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a process of uploading data from aproject operator computer to a comprehensive management computer.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a process of the comprehensive managementcomputer subsequent to FIG. 21.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing a process of uploading from thecomprehensive management computer to a certification organizationcomputer.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a progress management database.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart showing the process of storing insurance premiumdata in a blockchain.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing the process of storing the tradinghistory of a security in a blockchain.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing the configuration of an insurance policyfor a guarantor that guarantees the guaranteed portion of a security.

FIG. 28 is a diagram showing the configuration of an insurance policyfor a project operator that acquires funds through a security.

MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Referring to the drawings, a data processing system according to anembodiment is now described.

First Embodiment

[Description of Securities]

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a security 10 includes the title and content11 of the project that uses the funds raised with the security 10, aplanner/project operator/issuer 12 that plans the project and issues thesecurity 10, a face value 13 that is paid to the issuer of the security10 in exchange for the possession of the security 10, and a redemptionlimit 14 of the issued security 10. The security 10 further includes aguaranteed rate (guaranteed limit) 15, which specifies the amount to bereturned to the security holder by at least one third party that isinvolved in the issuance of the security 10 if the issuing entitybecomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults. The guaranteed rate(guaranteed limit) 15 is expressed as a proportion relative to the facevalue 13. The security 10 also includes a guarantor 16, which guaranteesthe guaranteed amount. Furthermore, the security 10 includes an annualinterest (interest rate) 17, which specifies the interest to be paidperiodically to the security holder and is expressed as a proportionrelative to the face value 13 or to the guaranteed portion that isguaranteed with the guaranteed rate, and a dividend 18, which is to bepaid to the security holder on the non-guaranteed portion other than theguaranteed portion guaranteed with the guaranteed rate 15. The security10 differs from bonds such as corporate bonds and national bonds in thatthe security 10 is partially guaranteed, that the acquired funds areused for the specified purpose, and that the security 10 pays thedividend 18 like stock certificates. On the other hand, the security 10is similar to bonds in that the security 10 has a redemption limit andpays the interest.

For example, with the security 10, X % of the face value 13 (0%<X<100%)represents the debt portion that is owed by the project operator andalso the guaranteed portion that is guaranteed by a third partyguarantor, such as a national or local government. Y % of the face value13 (face value—debt portion (guaranteed portion)) represents theinvestment portion for the investor and also the non-guaranteed portion(“risk portion” for investors) that will not be returned if the issuingentity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults. The annualinterest (interest rate) 17 is specified as a proportion relative to theface value 13 or to the guaranteed portion. The guarantor 16 may be aprivate company or a public-private consolidation, as well as a nationalor local government.

As long as the project operates smoothly, the security 10 pays theinterest to the investor, who is the buyer of the security 10, everyyear according to the interest rate (annual interest) 17 until theredemption limit is reached. In addition, the security 10 pays thedividend as a share of profit. When the redemption limit is reached, theamount corresponding to the face value (1 million yen) is returned. Ifthe project fails and causes the project operator 12 or the like todefault and/or become unable to pay interest before the redemption limitis reached, the guarantor 16 will return the guaranteed limit of X %(0.7 million yen). This security 10 is partially guaranteed,facilitating the acquisition of funds from investors. The security 10 isthus suitable to raise funds for a new public project. The security 10also includes the non-guaranteed portion, which encourages the securityholder to actively participate in the project in hopes of success of theproject and higher dividends. The annual interest (interest rate) 17 maybe fixed or variable. Furthermore, in addition to the face value 13, thefixed or variable interest, which is paid periodically, may beguaranteed with a similar rate. For example, 70% of the interest (3% ofthe face value) of the year in which payment of interest is failed maybe guaranteed. The securities 10 may be issued irrespective of thenumber, sizes, or types of the projects to be funded, provided that theguarantor 16 can guarantee. The security 10 does not have to have aredemption limit or the dividend 18.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a security 10 for a high-speed railroadproject. In the example of FIG. 2, the contents are Californiahigh-speed railroad and development along the railroad, theplanner/project operator/issuer 12 is the California High-Speed RailAuthority, the face value 13 is 1 million yen, the redemption limit 14is ten years, the guaranteed rate (guaranteed limit) 15 that isguaranteed by the guarantors 16, which are the Unite States and thestate of California, is 70%, and the interest rate (annual interest) 17is 3%.

The security 10 has features of bonds and stock certificates. Thesecurity 10 is similar to bonds in that it pays interest and similar tostock certificates in that it pays dividends. Also, the security 10 issimilar to bonds in that it has a redemption limit. The security 10differs from stock certificates in that it does not grant the securityholder a position equivalent to those of stockholders.

With the security 10, even if payment of the interest defined in writingbecomes impossible, the guaranteed amount corresponding to the givenrate is returned to the investors, or the buyers. This makes investorsfeel more secure and thus facilitates the acquisition of project fundsby the project operator. Moreover, since the security 10 is guaranteed,its market price in securities markets is less likely to decreasesignificantly. If the price of the security 10 increases in securitiesmarkets, the investor can earn a profit on sale. On the other hand, thenational or local government that plans a public project is not obligedto guarantee the full face value when the project fails. Thisfacilitates the acquisition of funds through the security 10. Inparticular, the security 10, in which the full face value 13 is notguaranteed, helps a national or local government in a tight financialcondition to acquire funds through the security 10. The security 10,which facilitates the acquisition of funds from investors, is suitablefor raising funds for a new public project. The security 10 includes anon-guaranteed portion and pays a dividend 18. This motivates thesecurity holder to help achieve success of the project, increasing thechance of success.

[Description of Insurance Policy for Security Holder]

As shown in FIG. 3, multiple types of securities 10 are issued fordifferent projects. For example, Security I is for raising funds forProject A, Security II is for raising funds for Project B, Security IIIis for raising funds for Project C, and Security IV is for raising fundsfor Project D. Each of Securities I to IV has a non-guaranteed portion(Y %). The non-guaranteed portion is the portion that the securityholder, or the investor, loses if the issuing entity becomes unable topay interest and/or defaults. Against the loss caused in suchsituations, an insurance system may be provided that collects money(insurance premiums) from a large number of security holders and usesthe funds to pay money (insurance proceeds) to the security holders whohave suffered the loss. Such an insurance system reduces the risk forthe security holders and facilitates the acquisition of funds throughthe securities 10.

One insurance policy 20 may be provided for a group 21 of multiple typesof securities 10. The security holders of Securities I to IV may obtainthe insurance policy 20. All or a portion of the interest of the annualinterest (interest rate) 17 received by each of the security holders ofSecurities I to IV is allocated to the insurance premium. Alternatively,in place of or in addition to the interest, all or a portion of thedividend 18 is allocated to the insurance premiums. Furthermore, if theannual interest (interest rate) 17 and the dividend 18 are not enough tocover the insurance premium, the insured additionally pays for theinsurance premium. If the insured does not wish to pay the full amountof the insurance premium with the annual interest (interest rate) 17 ordividend 18, or if the insured does not wish to use the annual interest(interest rate) 17 or dividend 18 to pay any part of the insurancepremium, the insurance premium is paid separately.

The securities of the group 21 may be for projects that are related toone another or for unrelated projects. For example, projects that arerelated may be projects in developments along a railroad in which atheme park is constructed in one place along the railroad and anacademic city, including a university and residential areas for example,is developed in another place along the railroad. Such related projectshelp to increase the population along the railroad and provide easyaccess to the theme park for the residents of the academic city. Assuch, when the group 21 includes securities 10 for related projects, theprojects of the group 21 are more likely to be successful in associationwith one another.

As shown in FIG. 4, instead of setting one insurance policy 20 for onegroup 21 of multiple types of securities 10, an insurance policy 20 maybe set for a security 10 for one project. In this case, the insurancepremium for an induvial security 10 can be easily calculated. That is,for each security 10, the insurance premium can be calculated accordingto the risk that the issuing entity becomes unable to pay interestand/or defaults.

As shown in FIG. 5, the budget of a project for which funds are raisedthrough a security 10 is set based on a plan made by the projectoperator or the like. At step S1, to make the plan more concrete,proposal competitive bidding is conducted. Proposal competitive biddingis a system to invite an unspecified number of companies to submitproposals on a specified theme within a budget specified by the orderingparty, and the company with the most suitable proposal is selected asthe contract partner. In proposal competitive bidding, not only theprice but also the contents of the proposal are evaluated. At step S2,one or more companies are selected based on the price and the contentsof the proposal.

This proposal competitive bidding may be repeated multiple times to makethe project plan concrete in stages. For example, the bidding may beconducted by presenting the details of the requirements regardingtechnology and facilities on a website in order to invite applicantsfrom the public to participate in a proposal competition. The biddingmay also be general competitive bidding, in which criteria such as thesafety of the project, consideration to the surrounding environment, andthe nature of the project are comprehensively evaluated to select asuccessful bidder that is most advantageous to the ordering party.

At step S3, the selected contractor and the project operator formulate aproject plan. Instead of going through proposal competitive bidding orthe like at step S1, the plan of the project for which funds are raisedthrough the securities 10 may be formulated by the project operator. Atstep S4, general competitive bidding or designated competitive biddingis conducted to start the construction. At step S5, a project operatoris selected. The general competitive bidding may use a comprehensiveevaluation system or an automatic bidding system in which a successfulbidder is determined based only on the price.

[Description of Data Processing System]

As shown in FIG. 6, the data processing system, which manages theissuance of an insurance policy 20 and securities 10, for example,includes a management system 30, which manages the securities 10 and theinsurance policy 20. The data processing system also includes aninvestor computer 50, which accesses the management system 30. The dataprocessing system further includes a project operator computer 60, whichis managed by a project operator that conducts a project funded througha security 10, a comprehensive management computer 70, whichcomprehensively manages the securities 10 issued for various projectsand the insurance policy 20, and a certification organization computer80, which manages reference data on the securities 10 and the insurancepolicy 20.

The management system 30 includes a security issuance managementcomputer 100, which manages securities 10 to be issued, an informationpublication computer 110, which publishes information about securities10, and an insurance computer 120, which manages the insurance policy20. A network 130 interconnects these computers 50, 60, 70, 80, 100,110, and 120.

The computers 50, 60, 70, 80, 100, 110, 120 may distribute computationover multiple computers and processors. The network may include aprivate communication line or a public communication line that is usedas a virtual private network (virtual private communication line). Forexample, the Internet Virtual Private Network (VPN) may be used thatencapsulates and transmits encrypted data via the Internet using aprotocol such as Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) or SecureSockets Layer (SSL). Alternatively, a private network offered by anInternet service provider (ISP) or a CATV network may be used.

As shown in FIG. 7, the computers 50, 60, 70, 80, 100, 110, and 120 eachinclude a CPU 31, ROM 32, RAM 33, a hard disk drive (HDD) 34, a solidstate drive (SSD) 36, and a communication interface 35. The computers50, 60, 70, 80, 100, 110, 120 may be high-function, high-performancecomputers such as workstations, general personal computers, or smallinformation processing terminals or personal computers such assmartphones. The functions of computers 50, 60, 70, 80, 100, 110, and120 are performed by computer programs installed in hardware resources.Some of the data may be stored in the cloud.

[Description of Investor Computer]

The investor computer 50 can connect to the management system 30 via anetwork 130 and send, to the security issuance management computer 100of the management system 30, a purchase order for securities 10 that areplanned to be or are already on the market through a web page on theInternet or a program of a streaming service. The investor computer 50can also send a sell order for securities 10 to the security issuancemanagement computer 100. As the investor computer 50, an institutionalinvestor may use a high-performance computer, such as workstation, and aprivate investor may use a portable or smaller information processingterminal, such as a general desktop computer, a laptop computer, asmartphone, and a cellular telephone. Alternatively, a digitaltelevision receiver with a data communication function may be used. Theinvestor computer 50 can view the latest information on securities 10and their projects by accessing the information publication computer 110of the management system 30.

[Description of Project Operator Computer]

The project operator computer 60 is a computer system such as aworkstation that exchanges data with other computers via a network 130and performs various processes with a processor such as a CPU. Theproject operator computer 60 may be managed by a project manager tomanage the entire project in charge. For example, the project operatorcomputer 60 may include a progress management database 61 for managingthe progress of the project. In the project planning stage, the projectoperator computer 60 determines, based on individual data, theapproximate amount of funds required for each project, the approximatelength of the construction period for each project, the approximateamount of funds required for all projects combined, and the like. Theprogress management database 61 also manages proposal competitivebidding for formulating a project plan (step S1) and a generalcompetitive bidding or designated competitive bidding for selectingcontractors for the construction work (step S4), and the like. When theconstruction work of the project starts, the project operator computer60 manages the progress state of the construction work (for example,material delivery state, construction work progress state). When theconstruction work has been completed and the project has started (e.g.,the theme park has opened and started operation), the project operatorcomputer 60 manages the financial state data of each year (see FIG. 24).

[Description of Comprehensive Management Computer]

The comprehensive management computer 70 is a computer system such as aworkstation that comprehensively manages the securities project andperforms various processes with a processor such as a CPU. Thecomprehensive management computer 70 establishes a secure line with theproject operator computer 60 and receives data on projects. The projectoperator computer 60 and the comprehensive management computer 70 areinstalled with authentication programs 60 a and 70 a approved by thecertification organization that manages the certification organizationcomputer 80, and establish a secure line using a cryptographic meanssuch as the Secure Shell (SSH) public key system. The data that thecomprehensive management computer 70 receives from the project operatorcomputer 60 is used to publish project information for investors withthe information publication computer 110 and also reflected in thecalculation of the insurance premium of the insurance policy 20 for thenon-guaranteed portion of the security 10.

[Description of Certification Organization Computer]

The certification organization computer 80, together with thecomprehensive management computer 70, functions as a comprehensiveinformation management unit that comprehensively manages the datahandled by the data processing system.

The certification organization computer 80 is a computer system such asa workstation that is managed by a certification organization andperforms various processes with a processor such as a CPU. Thecertification organization computer 80 establishes a secure line withthe comprehensive management computer 70 and receives data on projectssent from the project operator computer 60 to the comprehensivemanagement computer 70. It also receives data such as the tradinghistory of securities 10 created by the security issuance managementcomputer 100 via the comprehensive management computer 70. Thecertification organization computer 80 also receives data on the numberof web page views and survey results created by the informationpublication computer 110 via the comprehensive management computer 70.Furthermore, data such as the insurance premium of the insurance policy20 calculated by the insurance computer 120 is received via thecomprehensive management computer 70. The certification organizationcomputer 80 may provide these sets of data to computers 60, 100, 110,120 upon request via the comprehensive management computer 70. The dataprovided here has been authenticated by the certification organization.For example, via the comprehensive management computer 70, thecertification organization computer 80 provides data on project plansand project states to the information publication computer, and alsoprovides the number of web page views and survey results to theinsurance computer 120 for the calculation of insurance premiums.

The certification organization computer 80 is also installed with anauthentication program 80 a approved by the certification organization,and establishes a secure line using the SSH public key system or othercryptographic means. The certification organization computer 80 providespublic keys to be used when the computers 60, 70, 100, 110, 120 arereceiving ends of data, and also verifies whether a public key isauthentic when it is used. Public keys may be provided by anothercertification organization computer, and the verification may also beperformed by another certification organization computer. A secure linemay also be established by quantum cryptography, such as quantum keydistribution. Quantum cryptography allows two communicating users todetect the presence of any eavesdropper trying to gain knowledge of thekey. The certification organization computer 80 manages the data sentfrom the comprehensive management computer 70 as reference data. Forexample, the certification organization computer 80 centrally managesthe data sent from the comprehensive management computer 70 as referencedata in a secure manner using a blockchain or tamper-resistant storage.The comprehensive management computer 70 and the certificationorganization computer 80 may serve as a comprehensive informationmanagement unit with their functions combined.

Quantum cryptography, such as quantum key distribution, may also be usedbetween the project operator computer 60 and the comprehensivemanagement computer 70, between the security issuance managementcomputer 100 and the comprehensive management computer 70, between theinformation publication computer 110 and the comprehensive managementcomputer 70, and between the insurance computer 120 and thecomprehensive management computer 70.

[Description of Management System]

The management system 30 includes the security issuance managementcomputer 100, which manages securities 10 to be issued, the informationpublication computer 110, which publishes information about securities10, and the insurance computer 120, which manages the insurance policy20. These computers are interconnected via a network 130.

[Description of Security Issuance Management Computer]

The security issuance management computer 100 is managed by a securitiescompany or a financial institution that sells securities 10. Thesecurity issuance management computer 100 functionally includessecurities issuing unit 43, a securities management unit 44, and asecurity holders management unit 45 and performs processes of theseunits with a processor such as a CPU.

The securities issuing unit 43 receives purchase order data from theinvestor computer 50 for a security 10 that has been published by theinformation publication computer 110. In some cases, the securities 10may also be sold and purchased in new trading markets such as stockmarkets and bond markets. In this case, the securities issuing unit 43may receive sell order data from the investor computer 50. Whenreceiving purchase order data for a security 10 published by theinformation publication computer 110 from the investor computer 50, thesecurities issuing unit 43 issues a security 10 to the investor who hassent the purchase order data. The securities issuing unit 43 providesthe trading history of the security 10 to the certification organizationcomputer 80 via the comprehensive management computer 70.

The securities management unit 44 is a database that manages the issuedsecurities 10. As shown in FIG. 8, the securities management unit 44manages the project, face value, guaranteed rate, and interest rate foreach security 10. For example, the securities management unit 44 managesthat Security I, which is one of the securities 10, is a security forProject A and has a face value of 1,000,000 yen, a guaranteed rate of60%, and an interest rate of 4%. With Security I, a 40% portion is thenon-guaranteed portion and is the portion covered by the insurancepolicy 20. The managed securities may include a security that is notguaranteed, does not pay interest, and only pays dividends, a securitythat is guaranteed, only pays interest, and does not pay dividends, anda security that is not guaranteed and pays both interest and dividends.

The security holders management unit 45 is a database that managessecurity holders. As shown in FIG. 9, the security holders managementunit 45 manages, for each security holder, the type of security 10,whether the security holder has the insurance policy, and the method ofpayment of insurance premiums. This insurance policy 20 is for thenon-guaranteed portion of each security 10 and may be an insurancepolicy 20 for the group 21 of multiple types of securities 10 (FIG. 3)or an insurance policy 20 for one type of security (FIG. 4). All or aportion of the interest of the annual interest (interest rate) 17received by the security holder of the security 10 is allocated to thepayment of the insurance premium. Alternatively, in place of or inaddition to the interest, all or a portion of the dividend 18 isallocated to the insurance premium. Furthermore, if the annual interest(interest rate) 17 and the dividend 18 are not enough to pay theinsurance premium, the insured additionally pays for the insurancepremium. If the insured does not wish to pay the full amount of theinsurance premium with the annual interest (interest rate) 17 ordividend 18, or if the insured does not wish to use the annual interest(interest rate) 17 or dividend 18 to pay any part of the insurancepremium, the insurance premium is paid separately. The security holdersmanagement unit 45 manages the type of insurance premium payment foreach security holder. The insurance premium may be paid in a lump sumfor the period until the redemption of the security 10, or paid annuallyor monthly. The interest and dividends of securities 10 are paidannually, and thus the insurance premium is preferably paid annually.

The security issuance management computer 100 is installed with anauthentication program 100 a and establishes a secure line with thecomprehensive management computer 70 using the SSH public key system orother cryptographic means. The security issuance management computer 100may send data on the trading history of securities 10 to thecertification organization computer 80 via the security issuancemanagement computer 100 periodically or in response to a request fromthe security issuance management computer 100.

[Description of Information Publication Computer]

The information publication computer 110, which serves as an informationpublication unit, is a computer managed by a securities company or afinancial institution that sells securities 10, or by a provider such asan Internet service provider. It may also be a computer managed by acompany providing services relating to search engines, onlineadvertising, cloud computing, software, or hardware, for example. Theinformation publication computer 110 includes an information publicationunit 41 and a survey unit 42 and performs processes of these units witha processor such as a CPU.

The information publication unit 41 publishes information about theplans on the projects for which funds are acquired through securities 10and the securities 10 being offered for sale. Specifically, variouspieces of information including the project plans and the securities 10may be published by the information publication unit 41 via web pagesand programs of the financial institutions and securities companies thatoffer the securities 10 for sale. For example, project plans andsecurities 10 may be published using text data, image data, and videodata. For example, investors can access a web page where investors canpurchase securities by entering their account information (user ID andpassword) to log onto the page from investor computers 50. For example,the information publication unit 41 and the investor computer 50 areconnected via a network 130 such as the Internet. The informationpublication unit 41 and the investor computer 50 may be connected usinga secure protocol such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), which combinessecurity techniques such as the SSH public key system to preventeavesdropping and falsification of data and spoofing.

As shown in FIG. 10, a website for securities 10 includes a home page 41a and first to third web pages 41 b to 41 d, which are located below andlinked to the home page 41 a to publicize individual securities 10 andprojects. The individual securities 10 and their projects published onthe first to third web pages 41 b to 41 d may be projects that arerelated to one another or unrelated projects. The first to third webpages 41 b to 41 d linked to the home page 41 a may form one group 21for the insurance policy 20.

As shown in FIG. 11, one web page 41 e may publicize multiple securities10 and their projects. The securities 10 and their projects publicizedon one web page 41 e may be projects related to one another or unrelatedprojects. In the configuration shown in FIG. 11, there may be multipleweb pages 41 e, and each web page 41 e may publicize multiple securities10 and their projects. The securities 10 and their projects publicizedon one web page 41 e may form one group 21.

The information publication unit 41 checks which of the web pages ofsecurities 10 is accessed by each logged-in investor to count and managethe number of views at predetermined periods. The informationpublication unit 41 also manages logs such as viewing start date andtime and viewing end date and time. It is thus possible to know whichproject plans and projects are attracting more attention. Specifically,before a security 10 is issued, the information publication unit 41publishes the project plan of the project to be funded by issuing thesecurity 10 on a web page, and manages the number of web page viewswithin a predetermined period. After the security 10 is issued and theconstruction work of the project has started, the informationpublication unit 41 publishes the progress of the construction work andthe like on a web page as the project state, and manages the number ofweb page views within a predetermined period. After the start of theproject (for example, after the opening of a theme park), theinformation publication unit 41 may publish annual financial state dataon a web page and manages the number of web page views within apredetermined period. The data published on these web pages is providedfrom the project operator computer 60 to the comprehensive managementcomputer 70 and the certification organization computer 80, and isobtained by the information publication computer 110 from thecertification organization computer 80 via the comprehensive managementcomputer 70.

As described in detail below, each of the data files provided from theproject operator computer 60 to the comprehensive management computer 70and the certification organization computer 80 is assigned a hash valuecalculated by the project operator computer 60 (step S77 describedbelow). When publishing the data of a data file derived from dataprovided by the project operator computer 60, the informationpublication unit 41 calculates and compares a hash value to determinewhether the data file has been rewritten. That is, when the hash valuesagree with each other, the data in the data file is published on a webpage, and when they do not agree with each other, the data is either notpublished or published after checking the authenticity of its contents.In this manner, accurate information is provided to investors and thelike who view the web page.

The number of web page views is reflected in the insurance premium ofthe insurance policy 20 for the non-investment portion of securities 10.For example, in the example of FIG. 10, the number of views of each ofthe first web page 41 b to the third web page 41 d, which publicize therespective securities 10 and their projects, is managed, and the totalnumber of views, which is the sum of the numbers of views of these webpages, is managed. In the example of FIG. 11, the number of views of theweb page 41 e is managed. The information publication unit 41 alsocalculates the viewing time from the viewing start date and time andviewing end date and time.

The survey unit 42 performs a process of conducting a survey on approvalor disapproval of the project plan of the project to be funded byissuing a security 10. For example, when a theme park including ashopping mall is to be built in a predetermined area by raising fundswith a security 10, the survey unit 42 performs a process of conducting,on a web page, a survey on approval or disapproval of the constructionof the theme park based on the published project plan or the like. Forexample, when the survey shows that many local residents approve theconstruction of the theme park or the theme park construction has a highreputation, the theme park is more likely to be commercially successfulafter its construction. The result of such a survey on approval ordisapproval of the project plan is reflected in the insurance premium ofthe insurance policy 20 for the non-investment portion of the security10. The survey may also ask for opinions on how to make the theme parkmore attractive, for example, what kind of commercial stores the themepark should have.

After the security is issued, the survey unit 42 performs a process ofconducting a survey on the reputation of the project state, such as theprogress of construction work and the project operation. For example,during the construction of a theme park, matters that affect thecredibility of the theme park after its opening are examined, such aswhether the noise level of the construction work is below the standardlevel, and whether the construction work is causing any nuisance orpollution. Then, the survey unit 42 performs a process of conducting asurvey on the reputation of the theme park construction work. After thetheme park opens, a survey on the reputation regarding visits to thetheme park is conducted asking whether the visit to the theme park wassatisfactory or enjoyable (e.g., likability rating and satisfactionrating). The higher the reputation indicated by the survey result, thehigher the likelihood that the theme park will be commerciallysuccessful. The result of such a survey on approval or disapproval ofthe project state is reflected in the insurance premium of the insurancepolicy 20 for the non-investment portion, which is the portion coveredby the insurance policy, of the security 10.

After the security 10 is issued, a survey may be conducted atpredetermined periods, such as every year, every six months, every threemonths, or every month. The result of the survey on the reputation ofthe project state is reflected in the insurance premium of the insurancepolicy 20 for the non-investment portion of the security 10.

The data for conducting surveys as described above is also published ona web page by the information publication unit 41. In other words, suchdata is created based on data provided by the project operator computer60, authenticated by the certification organization, and provided by thecertification organization computer 80. Furthermore, the data publishedon the web page has been subjected to checking for alteration using hashvalues, for example when the data is provided from the project operatorcomputer 60 and when it is published. Thus, the published data is highlyreliable.

[Description of Insurance Computer]

The insurance computer 120 manages the insurance policy 20. Theinsurance computer 120 functionally includes a calculation unit 46 and apayment determination unit 47 and performs processes of these units witha processor such as a CPU.

The calculation unit 46 calculates the insurance premium of theinsurance policy 20. The insurance premium is calculated taking intoconsideration the number of views of the web page on the security 10managed by the information publication unit 41. That is, a security 10with a higher number of views has a higher level of attention andpopularity, resulting in a higher possibility of commercial success ofthe project funded through the security 10. For this reason, thecalculation unit 46 multiplies the insurance premium by a factorcorresponding to the number of views of the web page that publishes thedifferent types of securities 10 of the group 21, for example. Thefactor is set to a value that lowers the insurance premium when thenumber of views is greater.

The number of views is the number of views of the web page thatpublicizes the projects of the securities 10 forming the group 21, whichis covered by the insurance policy 20. For example, when a web page isprovided for each security 10 (for each project), the number of views isthe total number of views of the web pages of the respective securities10 (projects) forming the group 21 (in the example of FIG. 10). When thesecurities 10 of the group 21 are publicized on one or more web pages,the number of views is the number of views of the one or more web pages(in the example of FIG. 11).

In place of or in addition to the number of views, the total viewingtime of the web pages in a predetermined period may be used to calculatethe insurance premium. The total viewing time is the sum of thedurations in which the web pages are viewed on accessing terminals. Thetotal viewing time may be used for the calculation because it can beassumed that a longer total viewing time suggests a higher level ofattention and popularity and therefore a higher possibility ofcommercial success of the projects funded through the securities 10.

As shown in FIG. 12, the calculation unit 46 has a table 45 a thatassociates the number of views with a factor, and selects the factorcorresponding to the number of views by referring to the table 45 a. Theinsurance premium calculated before a security 10 is issued using thefactor corresponding to the number of views of the web page thatpublishes the project plan may be the insurance premium at the time ofthe issuance of the security. The insurance premium calculated after thesecurity 10 is issued using the factor corresponding to the number ofviews of the web page publishing the construction work state or thefinancial state after the opening of the project (e.g., after theopening of a theme park) may be used when the insurance premium isreviewed at predetermined periods, for example.

As for the factors corresponding to the numbers of web page views, atable 45 a may be provided that selects the factor corresponding to thenumber of views for each of the different types of securities 10(different projects), so that the factor for the corresponding security10 is used. That is, the factor may be different among different typesof securities 10 (different projects). The table 45 a may also be atable that associates the viewing time with a factor.

As shown in FIG. 13, the calculation unit 46 calculates the insurancepremium by taking into consideration the result of the survey of thesurvey unit 42. That is, before a security 10 is issued, the insurancepremium is multiplied by the factor corresponding to the number ofresponses indicating approval obtained in a survey on approval ordisapproval of the project based on the project plan. The factor is setto a value that lowers the insurance premium when the number ofresponses indicating approval is greater. This is because a highernumber of responses indicating approval increases the likelihood thatthe project will be commercially successful and lowers the likelihoodthat insurance proceeds will be paid. The calculation unit 46 has atable 45 b that associates the number of responses indicating approvalwith a factor, and selects the factor corresponding to the number ofresponses indicating approval by referring to this table 45 b. Theinsurance premium calculated before a security 10 is issued using thefactor corresponding to the number of responses indicating approval in asurvey based on the project plan may be used when the security isissued.

When a survey on the reputation of the project is conducted atpredetermined periods after the security is issued, the insurancepremium is multiplied by the factor corresponding to the reputation. Thefactor is set to a value that lowers the insurance premium when thereputation is higher. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, when a survey isconducted with three scales of “good,” “average,” and “bad,” the numberof “good” and “average” responses is counted, and the factorcorresponding to the number of counts is selected by referring to thetable. This is because a higher reputation increases the likelihood thatthe project will be commercially successful and lowers the likelihoodthat insurance proceeds will be paid. Alternatively, only the number of“good” responses may be counted to select the factor corresponding tothe number of counts by referring to the table. Also, a scale of 1 to 5(with 1 being the worst and 5 being the best) may be used, and a ratingof 3 or more or 4 or more may represent a high reputation.

The calculation unit 46 has a table 45 c that associates the result of asurvey conducted after the security is issued with a factor, and selectsthe factor corresponding to the number of views by referring to thistable 45 c. The insurance premium calculated after the security 10 isissued using the factor corresponding to the reputation of theconstruction work state or the usage of the project may be used when theinsurance premium is reviewed at predetermined periods, for example.

As for the factors corresponding to the survey results shown in FIGS. 13and 14, a table may be provided that selects the factor corresponding tothe survey result for each of the different types of securities 10(different projects), so that the factor for the corresponding security10 is used. That is, the factor may be different among different typesof securities 10 (different projects). Alternatively, as for the factorscorresponding to the survey results, a table may be provided thatassociates factors with the total or average values of the reputation inthe survey results of the different types of securities 10 in one group21 (different projects), so that the same factor is selected for allsecurities 10 of the group 21. In other words, the same factors may beused for all types of securities 10 of one group.

Referring to FIG. 15, to calculate the insurance premium, thecalculation unit 46 calculates a base insurance premium 46 x based onparameters such as the probability that the project of the security 10becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults, the expected interestrate determined based on a certain amount of profit gained through assetmanagement, and the expected project expense ratio of various expensesnecessary for project operations such as insurance premium collectionand maintenance of contracts. Alternatively, the cost of the insurancepolicy is calculated by multiplying the probability that the projectbecomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults by the average amount ofdamage, and the cost of the insurance policy is multiplied by theexpected interest rate or the expected project expense ratio tocalculate the base insurance premium 46 x. As for the probability thatthe project will become unable to pay interest and/or default, it can beexpected that a public project such as infrastructure development fundedthrough a security 10 has a lower probability that the project will beunsuccessful than the management of a restaurant, for example. Theprobability that a project will be unsuccessful tends to be higher whenthe project is conducted in or near a conflict area. When one insurancepolicy 20 is set for one group of securities of different projects, agreater number of insured can be expected, allowing the insurancepremium to be set lower. Then, the calculation unit 46 multiplies thebase insurance premium 46 x thus calculated by the factor 46 y selectedin FIGS. 12 to 14.

Additionally, when the project is developed based on a proposal of aparty that has tendered for the project through proposal competitivebidding (step S1 in FIG. 5), the probability that the project will beunsuccessful can be estimated lower. For this reason, the base insurancepremium 46 x is also multiplied by a factor 46 z that further lowers theinsurance premium. The projects of the securities 10 forming the group21 may include a project that has undergone a proposal competitivebidding process and a project that has not. In this case, the factor 46z is set such that the insurance premium is lower when the number ofprojects in the group 21 that have undergone a proposal competitivebidding process is greater. A table may be prepared that associates afactor 46 z with the number of securities 10 of the projects in thegroup 21 that have undergone a proposal competitive bidding process, andthe factor 46 z corresponding to the number of securities 10 may beselected.

The calculation unit 46 further multiplies the base insurance premium 46x by the factor 46 y determined taking into consideration the number ofweb page views and/or the result of a survey to calculate the finalinsurance premium 46 a. In some cases, the calculation unit 46calculates the final insurance premium 46 a by multiplying the baseinsurance premium 46 x by the factor 46 z. In other cases, thecalculation unit 46 calculates the final insurance premium 46 a bymultiplying the base insurance premium 46 x by the factors 46 y and 46z. The final insurance premium 46 a is the insurance premium borne bythe insured (security holder). All or a portion of the annual interest(interest rate) 17 received by the security holder of a security 10 maybe allocated to the final insurance premium 46 a. Alternatively, inplace of or in addition to the interest, all or a portion of thedividend 18 may be allocated to the insurance premium. Furthermore, theinsurance premiums may be paid separately instead of allocating theinterest or dividends.

The payment determination unit 47 receives financial state data sentfrom the project operator computer 60 and via the comprehensivemanagement computer 70 or the certification organization computer 80.The financial state data may be financial statement data of a fiscalterm. The payment determination unit 47 determines, based on thefinancial state data, whether the interest can be paid and whether thedividend is appropriate, for example. In other words, the paymentdetermination unit 47 determines whether the issuing entity has becomeunable to pay interest and/or defaulted. If the issuing entity hasbecome unable to pay interest and/or defaulted, the paymentdetermination unit 47 starts a process of paying the insurance proceeds.That is, the payment determination unit 47 performs a process of payingmoney equivalent to the non-guaranteed portion of the security 10 as theinsurance proceeds to the security holder.

As long as the management system 30 includes the information publicationunit 41, the survey unit 42, the securities issuing unit 43, thesecurities management unit 44, the security holders management unit 45,the calculation unit 46, and the payment determination unit 47, eachunit may be implemented in any server.

[Description of Process from Announcement of Project Plan to Start ofProject]

Referring to FIGS. 16 and 17, the process from the announcement of aproject plan to the start of the project is described using a theme parkconstruction as an example.

At step S11, a project plan for the project to be conducted with asecurity 10 is prepared, and the project operator computer 60 sends dataon the project plan to the comprehensive management computer 70, whichthen sends it to the certification organization computer 80.

At step S12, the certification organization computer 80 performs aprocess of storing the data on the project plan in tamper-resistantstorage and/or a blockchain area (see FIG. 25). The calculation unit 46of the insurance computer 120 obtains the project plan data from thecertification organization computer 80.

At step S13, the calculation unit 46 determines whether proposalcompetitive bidding has been conducted. If proposal competitive biddinghas been conducted, the factor 46 z is set to less than 1.0 at step S14.If proposal competitive bidding has not been conducted, the factor 46 zis set to 1.0 at step S15.

At step S16, the information publication unit 41 of the informationpublication computer 110 sets the settings for tallying the number ofviews of web pages and the end date of a survey. At step S17, theinformation publication unit 41 publishes data on web pages. The data tobe published is provided by the project operator computer 60 to thecertification organization computer 80 via the comprehensive managementcomputer 70, and obtained by the information publication computer 110from the certification organization computer 80. The data filecontaining the data to be published is assigned a hash value by theproject operator computer 60 (step S77 described below). When theassigned hash value agrees with the hash value calculated by theinformation publication unit 41, the information publication unit 41publishes the data in the data file. The information publication unit 41may also obtain the data directly from the project operator computer 60or the comprehensive management computer 70. The information publicationunit 41 publishes the data on the plan of the project to be funded usingthe security 10 through web pages of financial institutions orsecurities companies, for example. That is, the project plan for theconstruction of the theme park to be funded through the security 10 ispublished on web pages. This allows investors to examine, via investorcomputers 50, the project plan of the security 10 to be issued todetermine whether to purchase the security 10. The web pages alsopublish that an insurance policy 20 is provided for the non-guaranteedportion of the security 10, and that its insurance premium variesaccording to the number of web page views and survey results. The webpages also publish that the insurance premiums can be paid with theinterest or dividends, for example.

At step S18, the information publication unit 41 starts a process ofcounting the number of web page views during a predetermined period fromthe time when the project plan is announced to a given time before theissuance of the security 10.

At step S19, the survey unit 42 determines whether to conduct a surveyon approval or disapproval of the project (theme park construction) tobe funded by issuing the security 10. If a survey is to be conducted,the process proceeds to step S20. The target of the survey may be localresidents, who may access a web page of the survey from theirsmartphones, personal computers, or other information processingterminals. The information publication unit 41 and the survey unit 42allow users who have registered for an account and logged in to view theweb page, increments the number of views, and enables survey input.

At step S20, the survey unit 42 determines whether a user is respondingto the survey for the first time, by referring to the logs and cookiesof the logged-in users. If the user is responding for the first time,the process proceeds to step S21. If not, the process proceeds to stepS23. Local residents who are responding to the survey for the first timeinput their answers to the survey on their information processingterminals.

At step S21, the survey unit 42 receives survey results sent from theinformation processing terminals of local residents.

At step S22, the survey unit 42 tallies the survey result. The surveyprocess described above can prevent the same local residents fromrepeatedly answering the survey, thereby improving the accuracy of thesurvey results.

At step S23, the survey unit 42 determines whether the end date of thesurvey has been reached. If the end date has been reached, the processproceeds to step S24. If the end date has not been reached, the processfrom step S18 is repeated. The period in which the survey is conductedis a predetermined period from the announcement of the project plan to agiven time before the issuance of the security 10. For example, thisperiod may be the same as or different from the period in which thenumber of web page views is counted.

Data such as the number of web page views and survey tally data is sentto the comprehensive management computer 70, which then sends it to thecertification organization computer 80. The calculation unit 46 of theinsurance computer 120 obtains the data such as the number of web pageviews and survey tally data from the certification organization computer80.

At step S24, the calculation unit 46 determines the factor 46 y based onthe number of views by referring to the table 45 a (FIG. 12) thatselects the factor corresponding to the number of web page views. Atstep S25, the factor 46 y is determined based on the survey result byreferring to the table 45 b (FIG. 13) that associates the number ofresponses indicating approval with a factor.

At step S26, the calculation unit 46 determines another factor, if any.The tables 45 a and 45 b may also be obtained from the certificationorganization computer 80. The factor 46 z that is used when proposalcompetitive bidding is conducted may also be obtained from thecertification organization computer 80 (see steps S14 and S15).

At step S27, the calculation unit 46 calculates the base insurancepremium 46 x for the security 10. The data for calculating the baseinsurance premium 46 x is obtained from the certification organizationcomputer 80. The calculation unit 46 multiplies the base insurancepremium by the factors 46 y and 46 z to calculate the final insurancepremium 46 a. The final insurance premium 46 a is provided to thecertification organization computer 80 via the comprehensive managementcomputer 70, and the information publication unit 41 obtains the data onthe insurance premium from the certification organization computer 80via the comprehensive management computer 70 and publishes it on webpages. This allows investors to decide whether to purchase the publiclyoffered security 10 by referring not only to the contents of the projectbut also to the insurance premium.

Then, at step S28, upon receiving purchase order data for a security 10,the securities issuing unit 43 issues the security 10 to the investorwho has sent the purchase order data. At this time, the securitiesissuing unit 43 receives data on whether to obtain the insurance policy20 and a payment method for the insurance premium if the insurancepolicy 20 is obtained. Examples of payment methods for the insurancepremium includes a method that pays the insurance premium with theinterest, with the dividend, or with the interest and dividend, a methodthat pays the insurance premium with the interest, dividend, andadditional payment, and a method that pays the insurance premiumseparately from the interest and dividend. The securities issuing unit43 then updates the database (FIG. 9) of the security holders managementunit 45, which manages the security holders. Consequently, when themethod of paying the insurance premium with the interest or dividend isselected, the interest or dividend is allocated to the insurancepremium, and the remainder is paid to the security holder.

The calculation unit 46 reviews the insurance premium at predeterminedperiods, for example, every year when the interest and dividend arepaid. For example, in the case of the construction of a theme park, thecompletion or opening of the park requires several years after the startof the construction work or after the security 10 is issued. As such,the calculation unit 46 reviews the insurance premium when the interestand dividend are paid. That is, the information publication unit 41reports the progress of the construction work and other states on webpages and counts the number of views for a predetermined period, such asone year, after the issuance. Additionally, during the construction ofthe theme park, the survey unit 42 examines matters that affect thecredibility of the theme park after its opening, such as whether thenoise level of the construction work is below the standard level, andwhether the construction work is causing any pollution. The survey unit42 then conducts a survey on the reputation of the theme parkconstruction. Then, the calculation unit 46 calculates the baseinsurance premium 46 x again, reselects the factor 46 y corresponding tothe number of views and the factor 46 y corresponding the number ofresponses indicating approval in the survey, and multiplies the baseinsurance premium 46 x by the factors 46 y to calculate the finalinsurance premium 46 a. If necessary, the factor 46 z is also used tocalculate the final insurance premium 46 a. The revised final insurancepremium 46 a is then collected from the interest and dividends, and theremainder is paid to the security holder. That is, the process of FIGS.16 and 17 is repeated at predetermined periods, such as every year.

[Description of Process after Project Start]

Referring to FIGS. 18 and 19, a process is now described that isperformed after a project is started, using an example of the processperformed after a theme park is opened.

The project operator computer 60 periodically sends data on the projectstate and financial state to the comprehensive management computer 70.At step S31, the certification organization computer 80 obtains the dataon the project state and financial state from the comprehensivemanagement computer 70.

At step S32, the certification organization computer 80 stores the dataon the project state and financial state in tamper-resistant storageand/or a blockchain area (see FIG. 25).

At step S33, the information publication unit 41 of the informationpublication computer 110 obtains data to be published from thecertification organization computer 80 and publishes it on a web page.The data to be published is data provided by the project operatorcomputer 60 to the certification organization computer 80 via thecomprehensive management computer 70, and obtained by the informationpublication computer 110 from the certification organization computer80. The data file containing the data to be published may be assigned ahash value by the project operator computer 60 (step S77 describedbelow). When the assigned hash value agrees with the hash valuecalculated by the information publication unit 41, the informationpublication unit 41 publishes the data in the data file. The informationpublication unit 41 may also obtain the data directly from the projectoperator computer 60 or the comprehensive management computer 70. Thisallows investors to use, via investor computers 50, the data to assessthe future of the project invested with the security 10, that is, todetermine whether to keep the security 10.

At step S34, the payment determination unit 47 of the insurance computer120 receives the data on the project state and financial state from thecertification organization computer 80, and determines whether theissuing entity has become unable to pay interest and/or defaulted. Ifthe issuing entity has not become unable to pay interest and/ordefaulted, the process proceeds to step S35. If the issuing entity hasbecome unable to pay interest and/or defaulted, the process proceeds tostep S36.

At step S36, the payment determination unit 47 starts a process ofpaying insurance proceeds for the non-guaranteed portion and performs aprocess of paying the non-guaranteed portion of the security 10 to thesecurity holders. At this time, the security holders also receive theguaranteed money, guaranteed with the guaranteed rate (guaranteed limit)15, from the guarantor 16.

At step S35, the information publication unit 41 starts a process ofcounting the number of web page views during a predetermined periodafter the opening of the theme park. At step S37, the survey unit 42determines whether to conduct a survey on approval or disapproval of theproject (theme park construction) for which funds are acquired byissuing the security 10. If the survey is to be conducted, the processproceeds to step S38.

At step S38, the survey unit 42 determines whether a respondent isresponding to the survey for the first time and permits the respondentif it is his or her first time to respond. Local residents who areresponding to the survey for the first time input their answers to thesurvey on their information processing terminals. At step S39, thesurvey unit 42 receives the survey results transmitted from theinformation processing terminals of local residents. At step S40, thesurvey unit 42 tallies the survey results. The survey process describedabove can prevent the same local residents from repeatedly answering thesurvey, thereby improving the accuracy of the survey results.

At step S41, the survey unit 42 determines whether the specific periodof the survey has ended. If the period has ended, the process proceedsto step S42. If it has not ended, the process from step S35 is repeated.The period in which the survey is conducted is a predetermined periodfrom the announcement of the project plan to a given time before theissuance of the security 10. For example, this period may be the same asor different from the period in which the number of web page views iscounted (step S12).

Data such as the number of web page views and survey tally data is sentto the comprehensive management computer 70, which then sends it to thecertification organization computer 80. The calculation unit 46 of theinsurance computer 120 obtains the data such as the number of web pageviews and survey tally data from the certification organization computer80.

At step S42, the calculation unit 46 determines the factor 46 y based onthe number of views by referring to the table 45 a (FIG. 12) thatselects the factor corresponding to the number of web page views. Atstep S43, the factor 46 y is determined based on the survey result byreferring to the table 45 c (FIG. 14). At step S44, the calculation unit46 determines another factor, if any. The tables 45 a and 45 c may alsobe obtained from the certification organization computer 80. The factor46 z that is used when proposal competitive bidding is conducted mayalso be obtained from the certification organization computer 80 (seesteps S14 and S15).

At step S45, the calculation unit 46 recalculates the base insurancepremium 46 x for the security 10. The data for recalculating the baseinsurance premium 46 x is obtained from the certification organizationcomputer 80. The calculation unit 46 multiplies the base insurancepremium by the factors 46 y and 46 z to recalculate the final insurancepremium 46 a. The final insurance premium 46 a is sent to thecertification organization computer 80 via the comprehensive managementcomputer 70, and the information publication unit 41 obtains the data onthe insurance premium from the certification organization computer 80via the comprehensive management computer 70 and publishes it on webpages. This allows investors to decide whether to purchase the security10 by referring not only to the contents of the project but also to theinsurance premium.

The calculation of insurance premium as described above is also repeatedby repeating the process shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 to review theinsurance premium at predetermined periods, such as every year, evenafter the theme park opens.

[Description of Insurance Premium Payment Method]

Referring to FIG. 20, the process of selecting an insurance premiumpayment method when purchasing a security 10 is now described. At stepS51, the securities issuing unit 43 of the security issuance managementcomputer 100 displays a list of securities 10 for sale through theinvestor computer 50. The details of each security 10 can be obtained ona web page published by the information publication unit 41. The webpage may publish details of each project and the expected interest rateand insurance premium. The published information is based on dataobtained from the certification organization computer 80.

At step S52, the securities issuing unit 43 receives selection data onone or more securities 10 selected from the securities 10 listed on theinvestor computer 50. The securities issuing unit 43 displays, on thedisplay of the investor computer, a screen asking whether to obtain aninsurance policy and receives obtainment data or non-obtainment dataregarding the insurance policy 20 sent from the investor computer 50. Atstep S54, the securities issuing unit 43 displays, on the display of theinvestor computer 50, a selection screen for selecting an insurancepremium payment method.

At step S55, the securities issuing unit 43 selects a payment methodthat pays the insurance premium with all or a portion of the interest ofthe annual interest (interest rate) 17.

At step S56, the securities issuing unit 43 selects a payment methodthat pays the insurance premiums with all or a portion of the dividend18.

At step S57, the securities issuing unit 43 selects a payment methodthat pays the insurance premium with all or a portion of the interest ofthe annual interest (interest rate) 17 and a separate payment.

At step S58, the securities issuing unit 43 selects a payment methodthat pays the insurance premium with all or a portion of the dividend 18and a separate payment.

At step S59, the securities issuing unit 43 selects a payment methodthat pays the insurance premium with all or a portion of the interestand all or a portion of the dividend 18.

At step S60, the securities issuing unit 43 selects a payment methodthat pays the insurance premium with all or a portion of the interest,all or a portion of the dividend 18, and a separate payment. With stepS55 to step S60, at least one of the interest and dividend will becomezero or be reduced due to the payment of insurance premium.

At step S61, the securities issuing unit 43 selects a payment methodthat pays the insurance premium only with a separate payment. In thiscase, the entire interest and dividend can be received.

The method that pays the insurance premium with the interest (step S55),the method that pays the insurance premium with the dividend only (stepS56), and the method that pays the insurance premium with the interestand dividend (step S59) require an additional payment if the interestand dividend are not enough to cover the insurance premium.

At step S62, the securities issuing unit 43 performs a process ofpurchasing the security 10 with the insurance premium payment methodspecified for the security 10 selected by the investor, and updates thedatabase managing the security holders shown in FIG. 9.

[Description of Process of Uploading Data from Project Operator Computeror the Like to Comprehensive Management Computer or the Like]

As described above, in the data processing system, data on projects issent to the comprehensive management computer 70. Specifically, theproject operator computer 60 sends to the comprehensive managementcomputer 70 data on the project plan, data on the bidding, data onstates such as the construction work progress, data on the financialstate, data on the project state and financial state, and other data.The security issuance management computer 100 also sends data such asthe holders of the securities 10 and the transaction history to thecomprehensive management computer 70. The information publicationcomputer 110 sends data such as the number of web page views and surveyresults to the comprehensive management computer 70. The insurancecomputer 120 sends data such as the calculated insurance premium to thecomprehensive management computer 70. The comprehensive managementcomputer 70 sends these sets of data to the certification organizationcomputer 80, which securely manages the received data as reference data.In this situation, the computers 100, 110, and 120 serve as the sendingcomputers, and the comprehensive management computer 70 serves as thereceiving computer.

On the other hand, to publish information, the information publicationcomputer 110 obtains, from the comprehensive management computer 70,data on the project plan, data on states such as the construction workprogress, data on the financial state, data on the project state andfinancial state, and other data sent from the certification organizationcomputer 80. To calculate the insurance premium, the insurance computer120 obtains, from the comprehensive management computer 70, the data onthe bidding, data on the project plan, data on states such as theconstruction work progress, data on the financial state, data on theproject state and financial state, the tables 45 a and 45 c, and otherdata, which are sent from the certification organization computer 80. Inthis case, the computers 100, 110, and 120 serve as the receivingcomputers, and the comprehensive management computer 70 serves as thesending computer.

As shown in FIG. 6, the computers 60, 70, 80, 100, 110, and 120 areinstalled with authentication programs 60 a, 70 a, 80 a, 100 a, 110 a,and 120 a, which calculate hash values using a hash function andsecurely store private keys. The certification organization computer 80also manages public keys (see FIG. 6).

The process of sending data from a sending computer to a receivingcomputer is performed as shown in FIG. 21. FIG. 21 shows an example of aprocess in which the project operator computer 60 (sending computer)sends data on the bidding, data on the project plan, data on states suchas the construction work progress, data on the financial state, data onthe project state and financial state, and other data to thecomprehensive management computer 70 (receiving computer).

At step S71, the authentication program 60 a of the project operatorcomputer 60 selects the category of data to be sent to the comprehensivemanagement computer 70. Specifically, a category is selected fromcategories such as a category of project plan before the issuance of thesecurity 10, a category of construction work progress after the issuanceof the security, and a category of financial state.

At step S72, the authentication program 60 a specifies an SSH privatekey. At step S73, the authentication program 60 a prompts the user toenter a passphrase to access the authentication program 60 a. A passwordmay be used instead of a passphrase, or both a passphrase and a passwordmay be used.

At step S74, the authentication program 60 a specifies the IP addressand port of the comprehensive management computer 70, which is thereceiving computer. At step S75, the authentication program 60 aspecifies the user name of the authentication program 60 a, which is thesending computer. The data to be set at steps S72 to S75 may be writtenin a configuration file in advance, and the input may be omitted.

At step S76, the authentication program 60 a selects one or more datafiles containing data to be sent to the comprehensive managementcomputer 70. At step S77, the authentication program 60 a calculates ahash value for each selected file.

At step S78, management information of each data file including the hashvalue is created. This hash value is used to detect data alteration whenthe information publication unit 41 publishes the data on a web page.

At step S79, the authentication program 60 a compresses all the datafiles and creates one first compressed file. The first compressed fileis in ZIP format in this example, but the format is not limited to this.

At step S80, the authentication program 60 a calculates a hash value forthe first compressed file. At step S81, the authentication program 60 aencrypts the hash value with the private key determined in advance andcreates an electronic signature.

At step S82, the authentication program 60 a compresses the electronicsignature and the first compressed file into one file to create a secondcompressed file. The second compressed file may also be created in ZIPformat, for example. At step S83, the authentication program 60 acalculates a second hash value for the second compressed file.

At step S84, the authentication program 60 a sets the hash value in thefile name of the second compressed file. The hash value may also bewritten in a separate file. At step S85, the authentication program 60 asends the second compressed file and the hash value of the secondcompressed file to the comprehensive management computer 70.

Referring to FIG. 22, a process is now described that is performed bythe comprehensive management computer 70 upon receiving the secondcompressed file and the hash value of the second compressed file sentfrom the project operator computer 60.

At step S91, the authentication program 70 a of the comprehensivemanagement computer 70 receives the second compressed file and the hashvalue of the second compressed file and obtains the hash value of thesecond compressed file.

At step S92, the authentication program 70 a calculates a hash value forthe second compressed file. At step S93, the authentication program 70 acompares the hash value of the second compressed file obtained at stepS91 with the hash value of the second compressed file calculated at stepS92. If the values agree with each other, the process proceeds to stepS94. If not, the process proceeds to step S95.

At step S94, the authentication program 70 a decompresses the secondcompressed file in memory. At step S95, the authentication program 70 adeletes the second compressed file assuming that the data has beenaltered.

At step S96, the authentication program 70 a obtains the electronicsignature and the first compressed file from the second compressed file.At step S97, the authentication program 70 a obtains the public key fromthe certification organization computer 80. If the public key has beenobtained, the authentication program 70 a verifies its authenticity.

At step S98, the authentication program 70 a decrypts the electronicsignature with the public key and obtains the hash value of the firstcompressed file. At step S99, the authentication program 70 a calculatesa hash value for the first compressed file. At step S100, theauthentication program 70 a compares the hash value of the firstcompressed file obtained at step S98 with the hash value of the firstcompressed file calculated at step S99. If the values agree with eachother, the process ends or proceeds to step S101. If the values do notagree with each other, the process proceeds to step S95.

At step S101, the authentication program 70 a decompresses the firstcompressed file in memory and develops the data file. At step S101, theauthentication program 70 a stores the management information in thedatabase.

The security issuance management computer 100 sends data such as theholders of the security 10 and the transaction history to thecomprehensive management computer 70. The information publicationcomputer 110 sends data such as the number of web page views and surveyresults to the comprehensive management computer 70. The insurancecomputer 120 sends data such as calculated insurance premiums to thecomprehensive management computer 70. The process of uploading data tothe comprehensive management computer 70 from these computers 100, 110,and 120 is the same as the process in FIGS. 21 and 22, and therefore thedetails are omitted.

[Description of Process of Uploading from Comprehensive ManagementComputer to Certification Organization Computer]

When providing reference data to the certification organization computer80, the authentication program 60 a sends the second compressed file asit is to the certification organization computer 80. Referring to FIG.23, a process of uploading the second compressed file to thecertification organization computer 80 from the comprehensive managementcomputer 70 is described.

At step S111, the authentication program 70 a of the comprehensivemanagement computer 70 and the authentication program 80 a of thecertification organization computer 80 establish a secure communicationline using quantum cryptography such as quantum key distribution. StepsS112 to S115 are the same as steps S72 to S75 described above. At stepS116, the authentication program 70 a selects the second compressed fileand the hash value of the second compressed file, and sends them to thecertification organization computer 80 at step S117. The certificationorganization computer 80 performs the process from step S91 to stepS102.

[Description of Process of Progress Management Database]

As shown in FIG. 24, large-scale construction works, such as aninfrastructure construction works, involve steps of start-up payment,preparation work, framing work, interim payment, interior/exterior work,exterior structure work, and delivery payment, which are performed inthis order. The project operator computer 60 manages data on the projectplan, data on states such as the construction work progress, data on thefinancial state, data on the project state and financial state(including the project state and the interest and dividend of thesecurity 10), and other data in the progress management database 61. Theproject operator computer 60 then performs the process shown in FIG. 21to send data in the progress management database to the comprehensivemanagement computer 70 periodically or at each step. The comprehensivemanagement computer 70 sends the data to the certification organizationcomputer 80.

[Description of Process of Storing Data in Blockchain]

The data provided by the project operator computer 60, such as data onthe project plan, data on states such as the construction work progress,data on the financial state, and data on the project state and financialstate is used by investors to determine whether to buy the security 10for investment or whether to continue the investment. These sets of dataare also used to calculate the insurance premiums of the insurancepolicy 20. As such, these sets of data should be securely managed in amanner that resists tampering. The same applies to the data such as thehistory of past insurance premiums and the history of the holders of thesecurities 10. To this end, the data processing system uses a blockchainto manage these sets of data. Referring to FIG. 25, a process of storingan insurance premium in a blockchain is now described. The blockchainused here is a consortium blockchain, and the computers of theauthorized members, or financial institutions and insurance companies inthis example, serve as peer nodes to form a P2P network. The blockchainmay also be a public blockchain.

At step S121, the calculation unit 46 of the insurance computer 120obtains data such as the number of web page views and the survey tallydata from the certification organization computer 80. At step S122, thecalculation unit 46 calculates the base insurance premium 46 x and thencalculates the final insurance premium 46 a using the factor 46 z, whichis used when proposal competitive bidding is conducted, and the factors46 y, which correspond to the number of views and the survey result.

At step S123, the insurance computer 120 sets the final insurancepremium 46 a in a transaction and sends the transaction to the peernodes at step S124. Each peer node executes the chain code to verify thetransaction and signs and returns the result. At step S125, theinsurance computer 120 sends the transaction to the certificationorganization computer 80 along with the verification results at the peernodes.

At step S126, the certification organization computer 80 verifieswhether the insurance premium is appropriate and adds a modifiedinsurance premium to the transaction if necessary. At step S127, thecertification organization computer 80 arranges the transactions inorder and creates a block from the transactions at step S128.

At step S129, the certification organization computer 80 sends the blockto the peer nodes by broadcasting. At step S130, each peer nodevalidates the block. At step S131, each peer node executes the chaincode, updates the state database of the peer node, and saves theinsurance premium.

As shown in FIG. 26, the blockchain stores the trading history of thesecurity 10. At step S141, the securities issuing unit 43 performs aprocess of purchasing a security 10 with the insurance premium paymentmethod specified for the security 10 selected by the investor, andupdates the database managing the security holders shown in FIG. 9. Atstep S142, the security issuance management computer 100 sets thepurchaser ID of the security 10 and the security ID that identifies thesecurity 10 in the transaction.

At step S143, the security issuance management computer 100 sends thetransaction to the peer nodes. The peer nodes validate the transaction.At step S144, the security issuance management computer 100 sends thetransaction to the certification organization computer 80 along with thevalidation results at the peer nodes.

At step S145, the certification organization computer 80 arranges thetransactions in order. At step S146, the certification organizationcomputer 80 creates a block from the transactions. At step S147, thecertification organization computer 80 sends the block to the peer nodesby broadcasting.

At step S148, each peer node validates the block. At step S149, eachpeer node executes the chain code, updates the state database of thepeer node, and saves the purchaser ID, security ID, and the like.

The data processing system described above has the followingadvantageous effects.

(1-1) The insurance policy 20 is provided for the non-guaranteed portionof the security 10.

(1-2) The insurance premium can be paid with the interest and/ordividend of the security 10. This eliminates the need for the holder ofthe security 10 who has the insurance policy 20 to pay the insurancepremium separately. Furthermore, the expected project expense ratio,which is one of the factors that determine the insurance premium, canalso be reduced, thereby lowering the overall insurance premium.

(1-3) The insurance policy 20 is provided for the group 21 of securities10 issued for different projects. As such, a large number of investorsobtain the insurance policy, allowing the insurance premium to be lower.

(1-4) The information publication unit 41 publishes the project plan ofthe project for which funds are acquired by issuing the security 10 onweb pages in advance, and manages the number of web page views. Asecurity 10 with a higher number of views has a higher level ofattention and popularity, indicating that the project funded through thesecurity 10 has a higher level of attention and popularity and a lowerrisk of becoming unsuccessful. The calculation unit 46 can easilycalculate and lower the insurance premium by performing a process oflowering the insurance premium when the number of views is greater.

(1-5) The information publication unit 41 publishes on a web page thestate of the project and manages the number of web page views atpredetermined periods after the security 10 is issued. A security 10that has a large number of views, even after the security 10 is issued,has a high level of attention and popularity. It can thus be assumedthat the project has a lower risk of becoming unsuccessful. Whenreviewing the insurance premium after the security is issued, forexample, the calculation unit 46 can easily calculate and lower theinsurance premium by performing a process of lowering the insurancepremium when the number of views is greater.

(1-6) The survey unit 42 performs a process of conducting a preliminarysurvey on approval or disapproval of the project for which funds areacquired by issuing the security. The opinions of local residents on theproject can thus be obtained. When the result of the survey indicates alarge number of positive opinions about the project, it can be assumedthat the risk of the project becoming unsuccessful is low. Thecalculation unit 46 can easily calculate and lower the insurance premiumby performing a process of lowering the insurance premium when thenumber of positive responses to the project is greater.

(1-7) The survey unit 42 performs a process of conducting a survey onthe reputation of the project at predetermined periods after thesecurity 10 is issued. The opinions of local residents on the projectcan thus be obtained. When the result of the survey indicates a highreputation, the level of attention and popularity is accordingly high.It can thus be assumed that the risk of the project becomingunsuccessful is low. When reviewing the insurance premium after thesecurity is issued, for example, the calculation unit 46 can easilycalculate and lower the insurance premium by performing a process oflowering the insurance premium when the reputation is higher.

(1-8) When the project plan is developed based on a proposal of a partythat has tendered for the project through proposal competitive bidding,the insurance premium can be easily calculated and lowered by performinga process of further lowering the insurance premium.

(1-9) The data on securities 10 and projects published by theinformation publication unit 41 is data that is proven, using the hashfunction, not to have been altered, so the reliability of the publisheddata is increased.

(1-10) The data that serves as the basis for calculating the insurancepremium, such as the number of views, survey results, and biddingmethods, is electronically signed and sent to the certificationorganization computer 80 via the comprehensive management computer 70,thereby preventing data alteration.

(1-11) The insurance premium and the information used to calculate theinsurance premium are stored in a blockchain and therefore managed in asecure manner. A long-term project is managed based on the data of eachyear. Any alteration in past data creates errors in the subsequent data.The use of a blockchain enables secure data management, preventing suchunexpected occurrences.

Second Embodiment

[Description of Insurance Policy for Guarantor]

As shown in FIG. 27, a security 10 has a debt portion, which is aguaranteed portion guaranteed by a third party guarantor, such as anational or local government. In some cases, the guarantor may serve asa guarantor of multiple securities 10, instead of one security 10 forone project. Setting an insurance system for the guarantor encourages athird party to become a guarantor. For this reason, an insurance policy200 for the guarantor is provided. With this insurance policy 200, theguarantor pays the insurance premium. The insurance premium of thisinsurance policy 200 is calculated also by the calculation unit 46 ofthe insurance computer 120. The insurance premium is calculated in thesame manner as the insurance premium of the insurance policy 20 for thenon-guaranteed portion in the first embodiment.

That is, in calculating the insurance premium, the calculation unit 46calculates the base insurance premium 46 x as shown in FIG. 15. Thecalculation unit 46 determines the factor 46 y based on the number ofviews by referring to the table 45 a (FIG. 12) that selects the factorcorresponding to the number of web page views. Also, the factor 46 y isdetermined based on the survey result by referring to the tables 45 band 45 c (FIGS. 13 and 14), which associate the number of responsesindicating approval with a factor. When the project is developed basedon the proposal of a party that has tendered for the project throughproposal competitive bidding as described above, the calculation unit 46calculates the final insurance premium 46 a by further multiplying bythe factor 46 z (less than 1.0). The calculation unit 46 calculates thefinal insurance premium 46 a by multiplying the base insurance premiumby the factors 46 y and 46 z.

The payment determination unit 47 of the insurance computer 120 receivesdata on the project state and financial state from the certificationorganization computer 80, and determines whether the issuing entity hasbecome unable to pay interest and/or defaulted. If the issuing entityhas become unable to pay interest and/or defaulted, the paymentdetermination unit 47 starts a process of paying the insurance proceedsfor the guaranteed portion and performs a process of paying theguaranteed portion of the security 10 to the guarantor. The guarantoruses the paid insurance proceeds to pay the guaranteed money to theinvestors who are the holders of the security 10.

The data processing system described above has the followingadvantageous effects.

(2-1) The insurance policy 200 is provided for the guarantor thatguarantees the guaranteed portion of the security 10.

(2-2) The calculation unit 46 can easily calculate and lower theinsurance premium by performing a process of lowering the insurancepremium when the number of views is greater. When reviewing theinsurance premium after the security is issued, for example, thecalculation unit 46 can easily calculate and lower the insurance premiumby performing a process of lowering the insurance premium when thenumber of views is greater.

(2-3) The calculation unit 46 can easily calculate and lower theinsurance premium by performing a process of lowering the insurancepremium when the number of positive responses to the project is greater.When reviewing the insurance premium after the security is issued, forexample, the calculation unit 46 can easily calculate and lower theinsurance premium by performing a process of lowering the insurancepremium when the reputation is higher.

(2-4) To calculate the insurance premium of the insurance policy 200,the calculation unit 46 can also use the factors 46 y and 46 z that areused to calculate the insurance premium of the insurance policy 20 forthe non-guaranteed portion of the security 10. This facilitates thecalculation of the insurance premium.

(2-5) The insurance premium can be easily calculated and lowered byperforming a process of further lowering the insurance premium when theproject plan is developed based on a proposal of a party that hastendered for the project through proposal competitive bidding.

Third Embodiment

[Description of Insurance Policy for Project Operator]

As shown in FIG. 28, X % of the face value 13 of the security 10 is theguaranteed portion guaranteed by the guarantor for the investor, and thesecurity 10 also pays dividends. This encourages investors to purchasesecurities 10 and also encourages project operators to use securities 10to raise funds. If a profit is guaranteed, the project operator isfurther motivated to raise project funds through the security 10. Forthis reason, an insurance policy 300 is provided that guarantees aprofit to the project operator. With this insurance policy 300, theproject operator pays the insurance premium. The insurance premium ofthis insurance policy 300 is calculated also by the calculation unit 46of the insurance computer 120. The insurance premium is calculated inthe same manner as the insurance premium of the insurance policy 20 forthe non-guaranteed portion in the first embodiment.

That is, in calculating the insurance premium, the calculation unit 46calculates the base insurance premium 46 x as shown in FIG. 15. Thecalculation unit 46 determines the factor 46 y based on the number ofviews by referring to the table 45 a (FIG. 12) that selects the factorcorresponding to the number of web page views. Also, the factor 46 y isdetermined based on the survey result by referring to the tables 45 band 45 c (FIGS. 13 and 14), which associate the number of responsesindicating approval with a factor. When the project is developed basedon a proposal of a party that has tendered for the project throughproposal competitive bidding as described above, the calculation unit 46calculates the final insurance premium 46 a by further multiplying bythe factor 46 z (less than 1.0). The calculation unit 46 calculates thefinal insurance premium 46 a by multiplying the base insurance premiumby the factors 46 y and 46 z. The final insurance premium 46 a iscalculated taking into consideration the risk that the issuing entitybecomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults or the risk that theexpected profit is not obtained.

The payment determination unit 47 of the insurance computer 120 receivesdata on the project state and financial state from the certificationorganization computer 80 and determines whether the issuing entity hasbecome unable to pay interest and/or defaulted. If the issuing entityhas become unable to pay interest and/or defaults, the paymentdetermination unit 47 starts a process of paying the insurance proceeds,and performs a process of paying the insurance proceeds, whichguarantees the profit to the project operator. The insurance proceedsmay be all or a portion of the profit.

The payment determination unit 47 receives data on the project state andfinancial state from the certification organization computer 80 anddetermines whether the expected profit can be obtained. If the expectedprofit cannot be obtained, the payment determination unit 47 performs aprocess of paying the insurance proceeds, which guarantees all of aportion of the difference between the expected profit and the actualprofit. The expected profit may be the profit determined in the previousyear, at the start of the project, at the time of the insurance policycontract, or at a review based on medium-term or long-term estimation.

The data processing system described above has the followingadvantageous effects.

(3-1) The insurance policy 300 is provided that guarantees a profit tothe project operator that operates the project funded through thesecurity 10.

(3-2) The calculation unit 46 can easily calculate and lower theinsurance premium by performing a process of lowering the insurancepremium when the number of views is greater. When reviewing theinsurance premium after the security is issued, for example, thecalculation unit 46 can easily calculate and lower the insurance premiumby performing a process of lowering the insurance premium when thenumber of views is greater. This is because such a situation is likelyto result in a greater profit.

(3-3) The calculation unit 46 can easily calculate and lower theinsurance premium by performing a process of lowering the insurancepremium when the number of positive responses to the project is greater.When reviewing the insurance premium after the security is issued, forexample, the calculation unit 46 can easily calculate and lower theinsurance premium by performing a process of lowering the insurancepremium when the reputation is higher. This is because such a situationis likely to result in a greater profit.

(3-4) The calculation unit 46 can also use the factors 46 y and 46 z forinsurance premium calculation to calculate the insurance premium of theinsurance policy 300. This facilitates the calculation of the insurancepremium.

(3-5) The insurance premium can be easily calculated and lowered byperforming a process of further lowering the insurance premium when theproject plan is developed based on the proposal of a party that hastendered for the project through proposal competitive bidding. This isbecause such a situation is likely to result in a greater profit.

The data processing system may be modified as follows.

The data processing system may be configured so as not to perform theprocess in which the survey unit 42 conducts a survey after a securityis issued and the calculation unit 46 sets the insurance premium loweraccording to the result of the survey. Furthermore, the data processingsystem may be configured so as not to perform the process in which asurvey is conducted before a security is issued and the calculation unit46 sets the insurance premium lower according to the result of thesurvey.

The data processing system may be configured so as not to perform theprocess in which the information publication unit 41 manages the numberof web page views at predetermined periods after a security is issuedand the calculation unit 46 sets the insurance premium lower when thenumber of views is greater. Furthermore, the data processing system maybe configured so as not to perform the process in which the number ofweb page views is managed before a security is issued and thecalculation unit 46 sets the insurance premium lower when the number ofviews is greater.

The final insurance premium 46 a may be calculated by multiplying thebase insurance premium by either the factor 46 y that is determinedbased on the number of web page views and/or the survey result, or thefactor 46 z that lowers the insurance premium for a project for whichproposal competitive bidding has been conducted. It is also notnecessary to use both factors 46 y and 46 z. The tables 45 a, 45 b, and45 c storing the factors 46 y and 46 z may be held by the calculationunit 46 of the insurance computer 120, or managed by the certificationorganization computer 120 and provided to the calculation unit 46 asneeded.

The number of web page views is used as an index of the level ofattention to the project for purposes including the calculation ofinsurance premiums. However, in place of or in addition to the number ofviews, the total viewing time of the web pages may be used as an indexof the level of attention to the project. The total viewing time is thesum of the durations in which the web pages are viewed on accessingterminals (calculated based on the viewing start date and time and theviewing end date and time).

In the data processing system of FIG. 6, the certification organizationcomputer 80 may be omitted. In this case, the comprehensive managementcomputer 70 exchanges data with the computers 60, 100, 110, 120 usingthe SSH public key system or the like.

The comprehensive management computer 70 and the certificationorganization computer 80 may be omitted. In this case, the projectoperator computer 60 sendsdata on the project plan, data on the bidding,data on states such as the construction work progress, data on thefinancial state, data on the project state and financial state, andother data to the information publication computer 110 and the insurancecomputer 120.

The securities 10 are not limited to the projects of the constructionand management of large-scale structures, such as concrete structuresand social infrastructures, and may be applied to projects such as drugdiscovery and software development.

The security 10 may also be used to raise funds for projects for socialinsurance (medical insurance (health insurance, seamen's insurance,daily employment health insurance, self-defense officer medicalcertificate, mutual aid association, national health insurance,late-stage elderly medical system), pension insurance (national pension,employees' pension), nursing care insurance, unemployment insurance, andworker accident compensation insurance), which is the social securitythat prepares for various concerns and risks that the people face intheir daily lives. Furthermore, the security 10 may be used to raisefunds for projects of private insurance such as medical insurance andlife insurance.

The data processing system is not limited to a device that includes theCPU 31 and the ROM 32 and executes software processing. For example, adedicated hardware circuit (such as an application-specific integratedcircuit (ASIC)) may be provided that executes at least part of thesoftware processing executed in each of the above-described embodiments.That is, the data processing system may be modified as long as it hasany one of the following configurations (a) to (c). (a) A configurationincluding a processor that executes all of the above-described processesaccording to programs and a program storage device such as a ROM thatstores the programs. (b) A configuration including a processor and aprogram storage device that execute part of the above-describedprocesses according to the programs and a dedicated hardware circuitthat executes the remaining processes. (c) A configuration including adedicated hardware circuit that executes all of the above-describedprocesses. Multiple software processing devices each including aprocessor and a program storage device and multiple dedicated hardwarecircuits may be provided. That is, the above processes may be executedin any manner as long as the processes are executed by processingcircuitry that includes at least one of a set of one or more softwareprocessing devices and a set of one or more dedicated hardware circuits.The program storage device, which is a computer-readable medium,includes any type of media that are accessible by general-purposecomputers and dedicated computers. The programs may be stored in anon-transitory computer-readable medium. When executed by a computer,the programs may cause the computer to execute procedures.

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-   -   30 . . . Management System; 41 . . . Information Publication        Unit; 42 . . . Survey Unit; 43 . . . Securities Issuing Unit; 44        . . . Securities Management Unit; 45 Security Holders Management        Unit; 45 a . . . Table; 45 b . . . Table; 45 c . . . Table; 46 .        . . Calculation Unit; 47 . . . Payment Determination Unit; 50 .        . . Investor Computer; 60 . . . Project Operator Computer; 60 a        . . . Authentication Program; 61 . . . Progress Management        Database; 70 . . . Comprehensive Management Computer; 70 a . . .        Authentication Program; 80 . . . Certification Organization        Computer; 80 a . . . Authentication Program; 100 . . . Security        Issuance Management Computer; 100 a . . . Authentication        Program; 110 . . . Information Publication Computer; 110 a . . .        Authentication Program; 120 . . . Insurance Computer; 120 a . .        . Authentication Program

1. A data processing system for calculating an insurance premium of aninsurance policy that is obtained by a security holder of a security foracquiring funds for a project, wherein the security includes: a contentof the project; an issuing entity that issues the security; a face valueto be paid to the issuing entity in exchange for possession of thesecurity; a guaranteed rate that specifies an amount to be returned tothe security holder by at least one third party involved in issuance ofthe security when the issuing entity becomes unable to pay interestand/or defaults, wherein the guaranteed rate is expressed as aproportion relative to the face value; an interest rate that specifiesinterest to be paid periodically to the security holder, wherein theinterest rate is expressed as a proportion relative to the face value orto a guaranteed portion that is guaranteed with the guaranteed rate; anda dividend that is to be distributed to the security holder after theproject funded through the security begins to create profit, wherein thedividend is at least a portion of the profit and paid on anon-guaranteed portion other than the guaranteed portion, and theinsurance policy includes an insurance policy for the non-guaranteedportion of the security, the data processing system comprisingprocessing circuitry including: a calculation unit configured to performa process of calculating the insurance premium to be borne by thesecurity holder according to a risk that the issuing entity becomesunable to pay interest and/or defaults, wherein the calculation unit isconfigured to collect at least a portion of the interest or the dividendas the insurance premium; and a payment determination unit configured todetermine whether the issuing entity has become unable to pay interestand/or defaulted and to pay insurance proceeds to the security holderwhen the issuing entity has become unable to pay interest and/ordefaulted.
 2. The data processing system according to claim 1, whereinthe security is one of securities each issued for one of a plurality ofprojects, and the insurance policy is an insurance policy for a group ofthe securities and pays, when the issuing entity of a security of thesecurities becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults, insuranceproceeds to the security holder of the security.
 3. The data processingsystem according to claim 1, the processing circuitry further includingan information publication unit configured to publish a project plan ofthe project for which funds are acquired by issuing the security on aweb page before the security is issued, wherein the informationpublication unit is configured to perform a process of managing a numberof views of the web page or a viewing time in which the web page isviewed, and the calculation unit is configured to perform a process ofsetting the insurance premium lower when the number of views is greateror when the viewing time is longer.
 4. The data processing systemaccording to claim 3, wherein the information publication unit isconfigured to publish a project state on the web page at predeterminedperiods after the security is issued, the number of views of the webpage or the viewing time in which the web page is viewed is managed atthe predetermined periods, and the calculation unit is configured toperform a process of setting the insurance premium lower when the numberof views is greater or when the viewing time is longer.
 5. The dataprocessing system according to claim 3, wherein the calculation unit hasa table that associates the number of views or the viewing time with afactor for calculating the insurance premium, and the factor is set suchthat the insurance premium is lower when the number of views is greateror the viewing time is longer.
 6. The data processing system accordingto claim 1, the processing circuitry further including: an informationpublication unit configured to publish a project plan of the project forwhich funds are acquired by issuing the security on a web page beforethe security is issued; and a survey unit configured to perform aprocess of conducting a survey on approval or disapproval of the projectplan on the web page, wherein the calculation unit is configured toperform a process of setting the insurance premium lower when a numberof positive responses to the project plan is greater or when the projectplan has a higher reputation.
 7. The data processing system according toclaim 6, wherein the information publication unit is configured topublish a project state on the web page at predetermined periods afterthe security is issued, the survey unit is configured to perform aprocess of conducting a survey on reputation of the project on the webpage at predetermined periods, and the calculation unit is configured toperform a process of setting the insurance premium lower when thereputation is higher.
 8. The data processing system according to claim6, wherein the calculation unit has a table that associates a result ofthe survey with a factor for calculating the insurance premium, and thefactor is set such that the insurance premium is lower when the numberof positive responses or the reputation is higher.
 9. The dataprocessing system according to claim 3, wherein the calculation unit isconfigured to, when the project plan is created based on a plan proposalcontent of a proposal created by a party that has tendered for theproject through proposal competitive bidding, perform a process ofmultiplying by a factor that sets the insurance premium lower.
 10. Thedata processing system according to claim 3, further comprising aproject operator computer, wherein the project operator computer isconfigured to assign a first hash value of a data file relating to theproject, and the information publication unit is configured to calculatea second hash value of the data file, compare the first hash value withthe second hash value, and publish information in the data file when thefirst and second hash values agree with each other.
 11. The dataprocessing system according to claim 3, the processing circuitry furtherincluding a comprehensive information management unit, wherein theinformation publication unit is configured to assign an electronicsignature to data including the number of views or the viewing time andprovide the data to the comprehensive information management unit, andthe comprehensive information management unit is configured to providethe data including the number of views or the viewing time to thecalculation unit to calculate the insurance premium.
 12. The dataprocessing system according to claim 6, the processing circuitry furtherincluding a comprehensive information management unit, wherein theinformation publication unit is configured to assign an electronicsignature to data including a result of the survey and provide the datato the comprehensive information management unit, and the comprehensiveinformation management unit is configured to provide the data includingthe result of the survey to the calculation unit to calculate theinsurance premium.
 13. The data processing system according to claim 9,further the processing circuitry further including a comprehensiveinformation management unit, wherein a project operator computer isconfigured to assign an electronic signature to data includinginformation on bidding and provide the data to the comprehensiveinformation management unit, and the comprehensive informationmanagement unit is configured to provide the data including theinformation on the bidding to the calculation unit to calculate theinsurance premium.
 14. The data processing system according to claim 1,wherein the insurance premium and information used to calculate theinsurance premium are stored in a blockchain.
 15. The data processingsystem according to claim 14, wherein the information used to calculatethe insurance premium includes a project plan of the project for whichfunds are acquired by issuing the security, a project state, a number ofviews or a viewing time of a web page that publishes the project plan orthe project state, a result of a survey on approval or disapproval ofthe project plan, and a result of a survey on reputation of the project.16. A data processing method for calculating an insurance premium of aninsurance policy that is obtained by a security holder of a security foracquiring funds for a project, wherein the security includes: a contentof the project; an issuing entity that issues the security; a face valueto be paid to the issuing entity in exchange for possession of thesecurity; a guaranteed rate that specifies an amount to be returned tothe security holder by at least one third party involved in issuance ofthe security when the issuing entity becomes unable to pay interestand/or defaults, wherein the guaranteed rate is expressed as aproportion relative to the face value; an interest rate that specifiesinterest to be paid periodically to the security holder, wherein theinterest rate is expressed as a proportion relative to the face value orto a guaranteed portion that is guaranteed with the guaranteed rate; anda dividend that is to be distributed to the security holder after theproject funded through the security begins to create profit, wherein thedividend is at least a portion of the profit and paid on anon-guaranteed portion other than the guaranteed portion, and theinsurance policy includes an insurance policy for the non-guaranteedportion of the security, the data processing method comprising:performing, with a calculation unit of processing circuitry, a processof calculating the insurance premium to be borne by the security holderaccording to a risk that the issuing entity becomes unable to payinterest and/or defaults and performing a process of collecting at leasta portion of the interest or the dividend as the insurance premium; andperforming, with a payment determination unit of the processingcircuitry, a process of determining whether the issuing entity hasbecome unable to pay interest and/or defaulted and performing a processof paying insurance proceeds to the security holder when the issuingentity has become unable to pay interest and/or defaulted.
 17. Anon-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for causing acomputer to perform a data processing method for calculating aninsurance premium of an insurance policy that is obtained by a securityholder of a security for acquiring funds for a project, wherein thesecurity includes: a content of the project; an issuing entity thatissues the security; a face value to be paid to the issuing entity inexchange for possession of the security; a guaranteed rate thatspecifies an amount to be returned to the security holder by at leastone third party involved in issuance of the security when the issuingentity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults, wherein theguaranteed rate is expressed as a proportion relative to the face value;an interest rate that specifies interest to be paid periodically to thesecurity holder, wherein the interest rate is expressed as a proportionrelative to the face value or to a guaranteed portion that is guaranteedwith the guaranteed rate; and a dividend that is to be distributed tothe security holder after the project funded through the security beginsto create profit, wherein the dividend is at least a portion of theprofit and paid on a non-guaranteed portion other than the guaranteedportion, and the insurance policy includes an insurance policy for thenon-guaranteed portion of the security, the program for causing thecomputer to perform procedures comprising: performing, with acalculation unit of processing circuitry, a process of calculating theinsurance premium to be borne by the security holder according to a riskthat the issuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaultsand performing a process of collecting at least a portion of theinterest or the dividend as the insurance premium; and performing, witha payment determination unit of the processing circuitry, a process ofdetermining whether the issuing entity has become unable to pay interestand/or defaulted and performing a process of paying insurance proceedsto the security holder when the issuing entity has become unable to payinterest and/or defaulted.
 18. A data processing system for calculatingan insurance premium of an insurance policy that is obtained by aguarantor that pays a guaranteed portion to a security holder accordingto a guaranteed rate of a security for acquiring funds for a project,wherein the security includes: a content of the project; an issuingentity that issues the security; a face value to be paid to the issuingentity in exchange for possession of the security; a guaranteed ratethat specifies an amount to be returned to the security holder by atleast one third party involved in issuance of the security when theissuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults, whereinthe guaranteed rate is expressed as a proportion relative to the facevalue; an interest rate that specifies interest to be paid periodicallyto the security holder, wherein the interest rate is expressed as aproportion relative to the face value or to a guaranteed portion that isguaranteed with the guaranteed rate; and a dividend that is to bedistributed to the security holder after the project funded through thesecurity begins to create profit, wherein the dividend is at least aportion of the profit and paid on a non-guaranteed portion other thanthe guaranteed portion, and the insurance policy includes an insurancepolicy for payment of guaranteed money calculated with the guaranteedrate, the data processing system comprising processing circuitryincluding: a calculation unit configured to perform a process ofcalculating the insurance premium to be borne by the guarantor accordingto a risk that the issuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/ordefaults; and a payment determination unit configured to determinewhether the issuing entity has become unable to pay interest and/ordefaulted and to pay insurance proceeds to the guarantor when theissuing entity has become unable to pay interest and/or defaulted.
 19. Adata processing method for calculating an insurance premium of aninsurance policy that is obtained by a guarantor that pays a guaranteedportion to a security holder according to a guaranteed rate of asecurity for acquiring funds for a project, wherein the securityincludes: a content of the project; an issuing entity that issues thesecurity; a face value to be paid to the issuing entity in exchange forpossession of the security; a guaranteed rate that specifies an amountto be returned to the security holder by at least one third partyinvolved in issuance of the security when the issuing entity becomesunable to pay interest and/or defaults, wherein the guaranteed rate isexpressed as a proportion relative to the face value; an interest ratethat specifies interest to be paid periodically to the security holder,wherein the interest rate is expressed as a proportion relative to theface value or to a guaranteed portion that is guaranteed with theguaranteed rate; and a dividend that is to be distributed to thesecurity holder after the project funded through the security begins tocreate profit, wherein the dividend is at least a portion of the profitand paid on a non-guaranteed portion other than the guaranteed portion,and the insurance policy includes an insurance policy for payment ofguaranteed money calculated with the guaranteed rate, the dataprocessing method comprising: performing, with a calculation unit ofprocessing circuitry, a process of calculating the insurance premium tobe borne by the guarantor according to a risk that the issuing entitybecomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults; and performing, with apayment determination unit of the processing circuitry, a process ofdetermining whether the issuing entity has become unable to pay interestand/or defaulted and performing a process of paying insurance proceedsto the guarantor when the issuing entity has become unable to payinterest and/or defaulted.
 20. A non-transitory computer-readable mediumstoring a program for causing a computer to perform a data processingmethod for calculating an insurance premium of an insurance policy thatis obtained by a guarantor that pays a guaranteed portion to a securityholder according to a guaranteed rate of a security for acquiring fundsfor a project, wherein the security includes: a content of the project;an issuing entity that issues the security; a face value to be paid tothe issuing entity in exchange for possession of the security; aguaranteed rate that specifies an amount to be returned to the securityholder by at least one third party involved in issuance of the securitywhen the issuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults,wherein the guaranteed rate is expressed as a proportion relative to theface value; an interest rate that specifies interest to be paidperiodically to the security holder, wherein the interest rate isexpressed as a proportion relative to the face value or to a guaranteedportion that is guaranteed with the guaranteed rate; and a dividend thatis to be distributed to the security holder after the project fundedthrough the security begins to create profit, wherein the dividend is atleast a portion of the profit and paid on a non-guaranteed portion otherthan the guaranteed portion, and the insurance policy includes aninsurance policy for payment of guaranteed money calculated with theguaranteed rate, the program for causing the computer to performprocedures comprising: performing, with a calculation unit of processingcircuitry, a process of calculating the insurance premium to be borne bythe guarantor according to a risk that the issuing entity becomes unableto pay interest and/or defaults; and performing, with a paymentdetermination unit of the processing circuitry, a process of determiningwhether the issuing entity has become unable to pay interest and/ordefaulted and performing a process of paying insurance proceeds to theguarantor when the issuing entity has become unable to pay interestand/or defaulted.
 21. A data processing system for calculating aninsurance premium of an insurance policy that is obtained by a projectoperator of a project for which funds are acquired through a security,wherein the security includes: a content of the project; an issuingentity that issues the security; a face value to be paid to the issuingentity in exchange for possession of the security; a guaranteed ratethat specifies an amount to be returned to the security holder by atleast one third party involved in issuance of the security when theissuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults, whereinthe guaranteed rate is expressed as a proportion relative to the facevalue; an interest rate that specifies interest to be paid periodicallyto the security holder, wherein the interest rate is expressed as aproportion relative to the face value or to a guaranteed portion that isguaranteed with the guaranteed rate; and a dividend that is to bedistributed to the security holder after the project funded through thesecurity begins to create profit, wherein the dividend is at least aportion of the profit and paid on a non-guaranteed portion other thanthe guaranteed portion, and the insurance policy includes an insurancepolicy that guarantees a profit to the project operator, the dataprocessing system comprising processing circuitry including: acalculation unit configured to perform a process of calculating theinsurance premium to be borne by the project operator according to arisk that the issuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/ordefaults or a risk that an expected profit is not obtained; and apayment determination unit configured to determine whether the issuingentity has become unable to pay interest and/or defaulted or whether theexpected profit has been obtained, and to pay insurance proceeds to theproject operator when the issuing entity has become unable to payinterest and/or defaulted or when the expected profit has not beenobtained.
 22. A data processing method for calculating an insurancepremium of an insurance policy that is obtained by a project operator ofa project for which funds are acquired through a security, wherein thesecurity includes: a content of the project; an issuing entity thatissues the security; a face value to be paid to the issuing entity inexchange for possession of the security; a guaranteed rate thatspecifies an amount to be returned to the security holder by at leastone third party involved in issuance of the security when the issuingentity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults, wherein theguaranteed rate is expressed as a proportion relative to the face value;an interest rate that specifies interest to be paid periodically to thesecurity holder, wherein the interest rate is expressed as a proportionrelative to the face value or to a guaranteed portion that is guaranteedwith the guaranteed rate; and a dividend that is to be distributed tothe security holder after the project funded through the security beginsto create profit, wherein the dividend is at least a portion of theprofit and paid on a non-guaranteed portion other than the guaranteedportion, and the insurance policy includes an insurance policy thatguarantees a profit to the project operator, the data processing methodcomprising: performing, with a calculation unit of processing circuitry,a process of calculating the insurance premium to be borne by theproject operator according to a risk that the issuing entity becomesunable to pay interest and/or defaults or a risk that an expected profitis not obtained; and performing, with a payment determination unit ofthe processing circuitry, a process of determining whether the issuingentity has become unable to pay interest and/or defaulted or whether theexpected profit has been obtained, and paying insurance proceeds to theproject operator when the issuing entity has become unable to payinterest and/or defaulted or when the expected profit has not beenobtained.
 23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing aprogram for causing a computer to perform a data processing method forcalculating an insurance premium of an insurance policy that is obtainedby a project operator of a project for which funds are acquired througha security, wherein the security includes: a content of the project; anissuing entity that issues the security; a face value to be paid to theissuing entity in exchange for possession of the security; a guaranteedrate that specifies an amount to be returned to the security holder byat least one third party involved in issuance of the security when theissuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/or defaults, whereinthe guaranteed rate is expressed as a proportion relative to the facevalue; an interest rate that specifies interest to be paid periodicallyto the security holder, wherein the interest rate is expressed as aproportion relative to the face value or to a guaranteed portion that isguaranteed with the guaranteed rate; and a dividend that is to bedistributed to the security holder after the project funded through thesecurity begins to create profit, wherein the dividend is at least aportion of the profit and paid on a non-guaranteed portion other thanthe guaranteed portion, and the insurance policy includes an insurancepolicy that guarantees a profit to the project operator, the program forcausing the computer to perform procedures comprising: performing, witha calculation unit of processing circuitry, a process of calculating theinsurance premium to be borne by the project operator according to arisk that the issuing entity becomes unable to pay interest and/ordefaults or a risk that an expected profit is not obtained; andperforming, with a payment determination unit of the processingcircuitry, a process of determining whether the issuing entity hasbecome unable to pay interest and/or defaulted or whether the expectedprofit has been obtained, and paying insurance proceeds to the projectoperator when the issuing entity has become unable to pay interestand/or defaulted or when the expected profit has not been obtained.